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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2006
Franz Copf, Jr., Stuttgart, DE;
Franz Copf, Jr., Stuttgart, DE;
Other;
Abstract
The invention relates to a preparation device for preparing an intervertebral disc compartment () which is delimited by a first and a second vertebra (). Such a preparation is carried out prior to the insertion of an intervertebral disc prosthesis (), in order to guarantee a correct positioning of the intervertebral disc prosthesis between the vertebrae (). The preparation device () comprises a reference frame (), which is capable of being fastened above an operating table (), and a first fixing element () which is capable of being rigidly connected to the first vertebra () are capable of being fastened to the reference frame () in varying first positions. A second fixing element () is capable of being rigidly connected to the second vertebra () and capable of being fastened to the reference frame () in varying second positions. A material-abrading tool () is capable of being fastened to the reference frame (), preferably in varying positions.