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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2006
Gretchen Dougherty Shah, Wayne, NJ (US);
Hyun Bae, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Ryan C. Lakin, Newton, NJ (US);
Nathaniel E. Hawkins, Chatham, NJ (US);
Gretchen Dougherty Shah, Wayne, NJ (US);
Hyun Bae, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Ryan C. Lakin, Newton, NJ (US);
Nathaniel E. Hawkins, Chatham, NJ (US);
EBI, LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
An intervertebral implant and associated method. The intervertebral implant can include a first component having a first articulating surface and a first bone engagement surface for engaging a first vertebra, and a second component having a second articulating surface and a second bone engagement surface for engaging a second vertebra adjacent to the first vertebra. The first and second articulating surfaces articulate with each other for substantially replicating a natural spinal movement. The first and second bone engagement surfaces define an outer surface substantially shaped as an envelope of five cylinders.