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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Stryker Spine, , FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
Abstract
An intervertebral disk prosthesis comprising two plates and a cushion interposed between the plates is contemplated. The cushion includes a compressible body having two ends in contact with the plates. At least one of the plates comprises at least one stud for stressing the body along a direction not parallel to a main access of the prosthesis and mobile relative to the body. Thus the prosthesis imitates and approximates the mechanical properties of a healthy natural intervertebral disk.
Published as:
FR2787019A1; FR2787021A1; CA2354165A1; WO0035387A1; AU1568700A; FR2787019B1; FR2787021B1; EP1137377A1; ZA200104847B; KR20020015678A; ES2164627T1; DE1137377T1; JP2002532144A; US6579320B1; AU765094B2; EP1137377B1; ATE345098T1; DE69934024D1; DE69934024T2; JP4254061B2;