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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2005
Charles M. Bartish, Jr., Providence, RI (US);
Katherine Torres, North Dartmouth, MA (US);
J. Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US);
S. Daniel Kwak, Grafton, MA (US);
Charles M. Bartish, Jr., Providence, RI (US);
Katherine Torres, North Dartmouth, MA (US);
J. Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US);
S. Daniel Kwak, Grafton, MA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes intervertebral prosthetic devices and methods for installing intervertebral prosthetic devices into an intervertebral space. In one embodiment, an intervertebral prosthetic disc includes a superior endplate; an inferior endplate; and at least one protrusion element, wherein at least one of the superior endplate and the inferior endplate is adapted to receive the protrusion element. In another embodiment, the invention includes an intervertebral prosthetic disc having a superior endplate including a core retaining member; an inferior endplate including a core retaining member; and an asymmetric core positioned between the superior endplate and the inferior endplate, wherein the superior endplate and the inferior endplate are adapted to accommodate the core. The present invention also includes an intervertebral prosthetic disc system that includes an intervertebral prosthetic disc and at least one spring element.