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Patent No.:

US 6802863 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:

Kevin Jon Lawson, Redding, CA (US);

Jens Peter Timm, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Assignee:

Cross Medical Products, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
Abstract

A prosthetic nucleus replacement embodiment of the present invention comprises a rounded shaped ceramic domed body with a receptacle in its bottom side. A keeled base of biocompatible metal is press-fit into the receptacle at any relative angle to complete a two-piece assembly. A keel part of the base especially is finished in porous coated metal and shaped to promote natural in-growth of bone from the inferior vertebrae.


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