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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2006
Beat Lechmann, Grenchen, CH;
Roger Buerki, Chur, CH;
Beat Lechmann, Grenchen, CH;
Roger Buerki, Chur, CH;
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
The total disc replacement device () comprising a central axis (), a first and a second apposition plate (), a first and a second joint component () being mutually arranged in a ball joint like manner and being located between said first and second apposition plates () and intermediate means () being disposed at least between the first apposition plate () and the first joint component () in such manner that, the first joint component () is not freely moveable transversely to the central axis () with respect to the first apposition plate () under load-free conditions, but a limited movement of the first joint component () relative to the first apposition plate () transversal to the central axis () is allowed under load.