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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
David Gerber, West Chester, PA (US);
Justin K. Coppes, West Chester, PA (US);
Christopher Angelucci, Schwenksville, PA (US);
David C. Paul, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Pascal Stihl, West Chester, PA (US);
Michael L. Boyer, Paoli, PA (US);
David Gerber, West Chester, PA (US);
Justin K. Coppes, West Chester, PA (US);
Christopher Angelucci, Schwenksville, PA (US);
David C. Paul, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Pascal Stihl, West Chester, PA (US);
Michael L. Boyer, Paoli, PA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An intervertebral disc for placement between adjacent vertebrae comprising: an anterior side; a posterior side; a first lateral side; a second lateral side; an upper endplate having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the upper endplate is adapted for contacting a first vertebra; a lower endplate having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the lower endplate is adapted for contacting a second vertebra; and an elastic membrane extending from the inner surface of the upper endplate to the inner surface of the lower endplate and defining an inner volume that is at least partially filled with a fluid, wherein the elastic membrane is affixed to the inner surface of the upper endplate and to the inner surface of the lower endplate.