Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Devices and methods for disc replacement
- Patent Title (中): 光盘更换的设备和方法
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Application No.: US11332622Application Date: 2006-01-13
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Publication No.: US07645301B2Publication Date: 2010-01-12
- Inventor: Robert Garryl Hudgins , Bruce Robie
- Applicant: Robert Garryl Hudgins , Bruce Robie
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC.
- Main IPC: A61F2/44
- IPC: A61F2/44

Abstract:
The present disclosure concerns implants to at least partially replace the nucleus of a spinal disc. In one embodiment, a prosthetic implant is provided which includes a bag structure having a fixation component or member, the bag operable to contain at least one internal implant within the bag. In other embodiments, a bag structure is provided with a flange adaptable to anchor the structure to a vertebral body and a sinusoidal-shaped structure made of a flexible material is provided with various unique configurations. In one embodiment, for delivery, a bag structure with a flange may be attached to a vertebral body. In another embodiment, a sinusoidal-shaped implant structure is alternately woven from one end to the other with a second sinusoidal-shaped structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070168031A1 Devices and methods for disc replacement Public/Granted day:2007-07-19
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