Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low profile intervertebral implant
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Application No.: US12743098Application Date: 2008-11-05
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Publication No.: US08540774B2Publication Date: 2013-09-24
- Inventor: Thomas Kueenzi , Ryan Walsh , Tom Pepe , Markus Hunziker , David Koch
- Applicant: Thomas Kueenzi , Ryan Walsh , Tom Pepe , Markus Hunziker , David Koch
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLC
- Current Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Agency: Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2008/082473 WO 20081105
- International Announcement: WO2009/064644 WO 20090522
- Main IPC: A61F2/44
- IPC: A61F2/44

Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a low profile intervertebral implant (10) for implantation in an intervertebral disc space (D) in-between adjacent vertebral bodies (V). The intervertebral implant includes a plate (40) preferably coupled to a spacer (20). The plate is preferably formed from a first material and the spacer is preferably formed from a second material, the first material being different from the second material. The plate is preferably sized and configured so that the plate does not extend beyond the perimeter of the spacer. In this manner, the plate preferably does not increase the height profile (hs) of the spacer and the plate may be implanted within the intervertebral disc space in conjunction with the spacer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100312346A1 LOW PROFILE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT Public/Granted day:2010-12-09
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