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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2008
Karl Pierre Belliard, La Membrolle sur Longuenee, FR;
Richard Minfelde, Paris, FR;
Karl Pierre Belliard, La Membrolle sur Longuenee, FR;
Richard Minfelde, Paris, FR;
Zimmer Spine, S.A.S., Bordeaux, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to an intervertebral implant comprising: a spacer (); a braid () for fixing said spacer between the spinous processes of two adjacent vertebrae; and a clamping device for clamping said braid. The clamping device comprises: a fixed part () constituted by a portion of said spacer () and defining at least one first clamping surface for clamping said braid; a mobile assembly () movable relative to said spacer () and defining at least one second clamping surface for clamping said braid; and displacement means for moving said moving assembly () relative to said fixed part () to displace said mobile assembly between a first position in which said first and second clamping surfaces face each other but are apart to define a free passage for a portion of the braid (), and a second position in which said first and second clamping surfaces are moved towards each other to clamp said portion of braid ().