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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Nabil L. Muhanna, Gainesville, GA (US);
David L. Schalliol, Oakwood, GA (US);
Inventors:
Nabil L. Muhanna, Gainesville, GA (US);
David L. Schalliol, Oakwood, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vertebral implant for replacing a biological disk includes a top and bottom plate. The implant further includes flexible coupling that couples together the plates while allowing the same degree of freedom in all axes of motion as the original biological disk.