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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2007
Beat Lechmann, Grenchen, CH;
Roger Buerki, Balsthal, CH;
Mario Gago, Basel, CH;
Robert Frigg, Bettlach, CH;
Michael H. Mayer, Graefelfing, DE;
Beat Lechmann, Grenchen, CH;
Roger Buerki, Balsthal, CH;
Mario Gago, Basel, CH;
Robert Frigg, Bettlach, CH;
Michael H. Mayer, Graefelfing, DE;
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
The inventive intervertebral implant (), in particular an artificial intervertebral disc comprises a central axis (), a top part () and a lower part (), wherein A) the top part () is provided with a top apposition surface () which rests on a base plate of a superimposed vertebral body, B) the lower part () is provided with a lower apposition surface () for resting on the covering plate of an underneath vertebral body, C) one part () comprises a convex joint element () provided with a convex sliding surface () and the other part () comprises a joint shell () provided with a complementary concave surface, D) the convex joint element () and the convex joint shell () form a joint () by means of which the two parts () are rotatable with respect to each other around at least one axis of rotation and E) the intervertebral implant () is permeable to x-rays.