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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert D. Fraser, Myrtle Bank, AU;
Donald William Howie, Adelaide, AU;
Assignee:
DePuy AcroMed, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
Abstract
An implantable prosthetic element includes a first end plate and a second end plate, each of which has a bone-facing surface and an opposed mating surface. The bone-facing surfaces of the first end plate and the second end plate each have at least one lobe protruding therefrom. Some or all of the lobes may have a plurality of wedge-like like fins which protrude therefrom. An elastomeric core is interposed between, and attached to, the mating surfaces of the first end plate and the second end plate.
Published as:
CA2326919A1; EP1103237A2; AU7180900A; KR20010051919A; JP2001187074A; EP1103237A3; US6592624B1; AU772817B2; EP1103237B1; ATE341294T1; DE60031073D1; DE60031073T2; CA2326919C;