Artificial spinal disc

The present invention relates to prostheses for treating spinal pathologies, and more specifically to an artificial disc implant. The implant includes an inferior implant for placement on an inferior vertebra and a superior implant for placement on a superior vertebra. The implant also includes an a...

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Hauptverfasser:	NILSSON CARL M, PAXSON ROBERT D, SAVAGE DANIEL S
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to prostheses for treating spinal pathologies, and more specifically to an artificial disc implant. The implant includes an inferior implant for placement on an inferior vertebra and a superior implant for placement on a superior vertebra. The implant also includes an articulating interface that is generally saddle-shaped and ramped from the anterior of the vertebrae to the posterior of the vertebrae.