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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2010
Applicants:
David W. Ankney, Wayne, PA (US);
William S. Rhoda, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
David C. Paul, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Christopher Angelucci, Schwenskville, PA (US);
Inventors:
David W. Ankney, Wayne, PA (US);
William S. Rhoda, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
David C. Paul, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Christopher Angelucci, Schwenskville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audabon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine and methods for inserting said discs. The present invention also relates to prosthetic spinal disc designs that are implanted using a transforaminal approach, methods thereof, and apparatus thereof.