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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Fabien Gauchet, Duvy, FR;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
Abstract
An intervertebral disc prosthesis includes two opposing plates and a flexible seal extending between the two plates for forming a closed chamber therebetween. The disc prosthesis also includes a liquid provided in the chamber and a body disposed in the liquid and the chamber, the body having a plurality of pores at an outer surface thereof and cavities extending from the pores into the body. The liquid and the body are selected from materials so that said liquid does not normally wet to said cavities and compressive energy must be applied to the liquid for forcing the liquid into the cavities.
Published as:
FR2787018A1; CA2354164A1; WO0035386A1; AU1568600A; FR2787018B1; EP1137376A1; ZA200104846B; KR20020015677A; US6395032B1; JP2002532143A; AU765060B2; EP1137376B1; ATE338521T1; DE69933136D1; DE69933136T2; JP4211221B2;