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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Francois Paponneau, Gradignan, FR;
Assignee:
Stryker Spine, , FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 ;
Abstract
A vertebral body spacer including a main body having an upper end including a first concave socket and a lower end including a second concave socket. The spacer includes a first endplate secured to the upper end of the main body, the first endplate having an underside with a convex projection adapted to form a ball and socket arrangement with the first concave socket. The spacer also includes, a second endplate secured to the lower end of the main body, the second endplate having an underside with a convex projection adapted to form a ball and socket arrangement with the second concave socket.