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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Mingyan Liu, Bourg-la-Reine, FR;
Philippe Bouquet, Lamorlaye, FR;
Hans-Jorg Meisel, Berlin, DE;
Daniel Chopin, Grofflieres, FR;
Abstract
A spinal cage implant ( ) is adapted to be inserted in a damaged intervertebral disc for restoring the discal height and permitting an arthoesis. Implant ( ) comprises a central part ( ) with walls ( ) and terminal parts ( ) for bearing against the cortical bone ( ) of the vertebral end plates ( ). Central part ( ) is adapted to penetrate the vertebral end plates ( ) and transversely projects from the terminal bearing parts ( ). Implant ( ) bears against the vertebral end plates ( ) with terminal parts ( ) and contains bone graft material between walls ( ) which penetrate the openings ( ) in the end plates ( ) and permit bone fusion between the two vertebrae (V , V ). Implant ( ) permits restoring the physiological lordosis and the intervertebral height