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US4904261A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Spinal implants

Assignee: AW SHOWELL (SURGICRAFT) Ltd A BRITISH Co
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Filing: 1988-08-04
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Granted: 1990-02-27
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Expires: 2008-08-04
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Abstract

Abstract A spinal implant, e.g., to replace an excised disc, comprises a rigid generally horseshoe shape of biocompatible material, such as carbon-fibre reinforced plastics, having upper and lower planar faces (10, 11) converging towards the ends (12) of the horseshoe, and at least one hole (13, 14) from each planar face (10, 11) emerging in the outer curved face (15) of the horseshoe, to enable the horseshoe to be fixed by screws inserted through one or more selected holes in each plurality (13, 14) from the ends in the outer curved face (15) into respective adjacent vertebrae, with the screw heads bearing against shoulders (18), and with the space bounded by the inner curved face (17) of the horseshoe available for the insertion of bone graft or a bone graft substitute.

Inventors

  • 👤 John Dove
  • 👤 Philip H. Hardcastle
  • 👤 John K. Davis
  • 👤 Brian M. King

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 22:53
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/44; A61F2/4455; A61F2/4465; A61F2/442; A61F2/30721; A61F2/30724; A61F2/3094; A61F2/30965; A61F2/28; A61F2002/2835; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30112; A61F2002/30131; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30772; A61F2002/30784; A61F2002/30787; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0013

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 43 words
A spinal implant comprising a rigid generally horseshoe shape of biocompatible material having upper and lower planar faces converging towards the ends of the horseshoe, and at least one hole from each planar face emerging in the outer curved face of the horseshoe.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 43 words
A spinal implant comprising a rigid generally horseshoe shape of biocompatible material having upper and lower planar faces converging towards the ends of the horseshoe, and at least one hole from each planar face emerging in the outer curved face of the horseshoe.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A spinal implant as in claim 1, wherein pluralities of holes are provided from each planar face to the outer curved face of the horseshoe.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
A spinal implant as in claim 2, wherein the holes are in alternation between one planar face and the other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 21 words
A spinal implant as in claim 3, wherein there are four holes in one planar face and three in the other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
A spinal implant as in claim 1, wherein each hole has a shoulder against which the head of a screw can bear.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 31 words
A spinal implant as in claim 1, wherein the central space bounded by the inner curved face of the horseshoe is fitted with an insert formed of a bone graft substitute.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 41 words
A spinal implant comprising a rigid generally horseshoe shape of biocompatible material having upper and lower planar faces converging towards the ends of the horseshoe and each face having ridges generally parallel to the plane containing the ends of the horseshoe.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 41 words
A spinal implant comprising a rigid generally horseshoe shape of biocompatible material having upper and lower planar faces converging towards the ends of the horseshoe and each face having ridges generally parallel to the plane containing the ends of the horseshoe.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US4759769A Cited
US4714469A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1993-02-26 1993-08-28 1994-02-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1997-02-26 1997-08-28 1998-02-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2001-02-26 2001-08-28 2002-02-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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