EP0577179A1
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An implant for fixing adjacent vertebra
Assignee: Eska Implants GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1993-06-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-06-18
Abstract
Abstract An implant (1) for fixing adjacent vertebrae in the region of the opposing bearing surfaces of the vertebrae is provided, in which several spherical spacers (2) having an open-cell or open-pore metal structure are disposed on at least one connecting element (6).
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Schug
- 👤 Burkhard Rischke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/30721; A61F2/30724; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30907; A61F2/44; A61F2/442; A61F2/4455; A61F2/4465; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/30062; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30112; A61F2002/30113; A61F2002/30115; A61F2002/30199; A61F2002/302; A61F2002/30242; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30462; A61F2002/3092; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0004; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0075; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0006; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0065; A61F2230/0071
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
33 words
An implant for fixing adjacent vertebrae characterised in that the implant comprises several spherical spacers (2) having an open-cell or open-pore metal structure, which are disposed on at least one connecting element (6).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
18 words
An implant according to Claim 1, characterised in that the connecting element (6) is made from bioabsorbable material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
An implant according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the spacers (2) contain a central bore (3), and in that the connecting element (6) is a bioabsorbable thread which extends through the bores (3) of the spacers (2).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
An implant according to Claim 3, characterised in that the spacers (2) are attached to the thread (6) at a distance from one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An implant according to one of the preceding Claims, characterised in that the two ends of the thread (6) are connected to one another.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
An implant according to one of the preceding Claims, characterised in that the spherical spacers (2) all have the same diameter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An implant according to one of the preceding Claims, characterised in that the spherical spacers (2) are flattened on two opposing poles (8).
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