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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2004
Lukas Eisermann, Memphis, TN (US);
Tai Friesem, Ingleby, GB;
Jean-charles Lehuec, Pessac, FR;
Mingyan Liu, Bourg la Reine, FR;
Jeffrey Zhang, Collierville, TN (US);
Thomas Zdeblick, Middleton, WI (US);
Hallet Matthews, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Loic Josse, Paris, FR;
Lukas Eisermann, Memphis, TN (US);
Tai Friesem, Ingleby, GB;
Jean-Charles LeHuec, Pessac, FR;
Mingyan Liu, Bourg la Reine, FR;
Jeffrey Zhang, Collierville, TN (US);
Thomas Zdeblick, Middleton, WI (US);
Hallet Matthews, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Loic Josse, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A prosthetic device for anterior-oblique insertion into an intervertebral space is provided. The prosthetic device includes a first component having a first flange for engaging a first vertebra from an anterior-oblique approach, the first flange being angled relative to the longitudinal and transverse axes of the first component, and a second component having a second flange for engaging a second vertebra from an anterior-oblique approach, the second flange being angled relative to the longitudinal and transverse axes of the second component, and wherein the first and second components cooperate to permit articulating motion between the first and second components.