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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Anand Balasubramanian, Collegeville, PA (US);
Jeffrey Bennett, Pottstown, PA (US);
Noah Hansell, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4425 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30364 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30365 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30382 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30383 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30462 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30518 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30563 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30578 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30932 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4435 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4485 (2013.01);
Abstract
An artificial disc is disclosed. The artificial disc may include a superior endplate having a bi-convex superior surface and a concave inferior surface, and an inferior endplate having a bi-convex inferior surface. The artificial disc may also include a core assembly disposed between the superior endplate and the inferior endplate, and a support assembly disposed on outer surfaces of both the superior endplate and the inferior endplate. The support assembly may be configured to couple the superior endplate to the inferior endplate.