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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Fabien Gauchet, Duvy, FR;
Assignee:
Stryker Spine, , FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/94 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/94 ;
Abstract
An intervertebral disc prosthesis includes two opposing plates, a flexible seal extending between the two plates for forming a fluid-tight chamber between the two plates, a first fluid provided in the chamber, and a compressible body provided in the first fluid in the chamber, whereby the compressible body has greater resistance to compression forces than the first fluid.
Published as:
FR2787014A1; CA2354169A1; WO0035382A1; AU1568200A; FR2787014B1; EP1139932A1; ZA200104842B; KR20020012534A; JP2002532139A; US6582466B1; AU766217B2; EP1139932B1; ATE333256T1; DE69932448D1; DE69932448T2; JP4019631B2;