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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2012
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Matthew Curran, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Luiz Pimenta, Sao Paulo, BR;
Scot Martinelli, Mountain Top, PA (US);
G. Bryan Cornwall, San Diego, CA (US);
Jonathan D. Spangler, Del Mar, CA (US);
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A total disc replacement (TDR) system for lateral insertion into the spine, involving a first anchor plate having a first surface for engaging a first vertebra and a second surface including a cutout region, a second anchor plate having a first surface for engaging a second vertebra and a second surface including a cutout region, at least one pair of intradiscal inserts, each insert having a first surface for engaging with said anchor plates and a second surface for engaging with an intradiscal element, and an intradiscal element including a first articular surface having a generally arcuate cross-section for articulating with said first intradiscal insert, and a second generally planar surface for interacting with a second intradiscal insert.