INTERVERTEBRAL PROSTHETIC DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING THE INTERVERTEBRAL PROSTHETIC DEVICE

An embodiment of an intervertebral prosthetic device for implantation in a spine includes a rigid fixation member and a compressible member. The fixation member is configured to be placed in a cavity of a first vertebral body and against bone of the first vertebral body. The compressible member is c...

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Main Authors FERRIS, FRANK, ROBERT, JR, BUTTERMANN, GLENN, ROBIN, ANDERMAN, JEFFREY, JOSEPH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 03.05.2006
Edition7
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Summary:An embodiment of an intervertebral prosthetic device for implantation in a spine includes a rigid fixation member and a compressible member. The fixation member is configured to be placed in a cavity of a first vertebral body and against bone of the first vertebral body. The compressible member is configured to be placed in a cavity in an intervertebral disc and to be secured to the first fixation member. Another embodiment includes two compressible members and one fixation member. In this embodiment, the first and second compressible members are sized to substantially replace the nucleus pulposus of first and a second intervertebral discs, respectively, on either side of a vertebral body. The fixation member is sized to fit within a cavity in the vertebral body between the first and second compressible members.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20040786456