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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Applicant:
Thomas A. Afzal, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas A. Afzal, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/441 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30075 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30461 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30581 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30583 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30586 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/448 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4495 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0061 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0085 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0009 (2013.01);
Abstract
The described devices are spinal implants that may be surgically implanted into the spine to replace damaged or diseased discs using a posterior approach. The discs are prosthetic devices that approach or mimic the physiological motion and reaction of the natural disc.