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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henry Graf, Lyons, FR;
Assignee:
Sofamor S.N.C., Cedex, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a prosthesis ( ) designed to be inserted between two neighboring vertebrae, comprising a core ( ) made of an elastic material and covered, over part of its periphery, with a rigid material coating ( ) designed to be in contact with the two neighboring vertebrae. The core ( ) comprises, in transverse cross-section, two end portions ( ) linked by a median portion ( ) and said coating includes two caps provided with a threading and covering at least partially the external periphery of the end portions ( ), the distance separating the caps increasing towards the prosthesis front part.
Published as:
FR2772594A1; CA2315803A1; WO9932054A1; AU1767099A; FR2775891A1; FR2772594B1; FR2775891B1; EP1039855A1; JP2001526082A; AU744241B2; US6419706B1; EP1039855B1; ATE269682T1; DE69824759D1; ES2222620T3; DE69824759T2; JP4046471B2; CA2315803C;