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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2002
Denis Pasquet, Pessac, FR;
Régis Le Couedic, Bordeaux, FR;
Jacques Senegas, Merignac, FR;
Abbott Spine, Bordeaux, FR;
Abstract
An intervertebral implant which includes a block () with two grooves () on opposite sides and on the longitudinal axis (A) of the block (). The block () has two lateral walls and a fixing tie (), where a first end () of the fixing tie () is adapted to be connected to the block () and a second end () of the fixing tie is a free end. The intervertebral implant includes a removable self-locking fixing member () which is connectable with studs () and through which the fixing tie () can slide. A lateral wall () of the block () includes housings () adapted to cooperate with the () to connect the removable self-locking fixing member () to the lateral wall () of the the block ().