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Spinal disk implant
Assignee: Zimmer Dental Inc
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Filing: 1991-07-22
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Granted: 1994-04-26
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Expires: 2011-07-22
Abstract
Abstract A spinal disk implant is implanted between vertebrae of the human spine following discectomy. The implant comprises a solid body having four sides and a pair of spaced-apart, opposed bases. The four sides include spaced-apart, opposed anterior and posterior faces, and a pair of spaced-apart, opposed transverse faces. Each transverse face has an anterior platform adjacent to the anterior face. The anterior platform is spaced apart from the opposed anterior platform by a maximum anterior platform spacing. A posterior ledge is oriented at an insertion angle relative to an opposed posterior ledge of the opposed transverse face. At least one of the posterior ledges has a pattern of serrations. There is a ridge on at least one of the transverse faces, positioned between the anterior platform and the posterior ledge and extending in the direction perpendicular to the bases. The top of the ridge is spaced apart from the opposed transverse face by an amount greater than the anterior platform spacing. The implant is desirably formed at least in part from a material that bonds with natural bone after implant, such as the ceramic hydroxylapatite.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard J. Senter
- 👤 William R. Wagner
- 👤 Richard L. Lariviere
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 10:25
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/44; A61F2/4455; A61F2/442; A61F2/28; A61F2002/2817; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30667; A61F2002/30677; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/3082; A61F2002/30841; A61F2002/30878; A61F2002/30879; A61F2002/30891; A61F2002/30892; A61F2002/30904; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00023; A61F2310/00179; A61F2310/00293; A61F2310/00389; A61L; A61L2430/00; A61L2430/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A biocompatible spinal disk implant, comprising a solid body having four sides and a pair of spaced-apart, opposed bases, the four sides including spaced-apart, opposed anterior and posterior faces, and a pair of spaced-apart, opposed transverse faces, each transverse face having an anterior platform directly adjacent to the anterior face, the anterior platform being spaced apart from an opposed anterior platform by a maximum anterior platform spacing, and a posterior ledge directly adjacent to the posterior face and being oriented at an insertion angle relative to an opposed posterior ledge of an opposed transverse face, at least one of the posterior ledges having thereon a pattern of serrations; and a ridge on at least one of the transverse faces positioned between the anterior platform and the posterior ledge and extending in a direction perpendicular to the bases, a top of the ridge being spaced apart from the opposed transverse face by an amount greater than the anterior platform spacing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A biocompatible spinal disk implant, comprising a solid body having four sides and a pair of spaced-apart, opposed bases, the four sides including spaced-apart, opposed anterior and posterior faces, and a pair of spaced-apart, opposed transverse faces, each transverse face having an anterior platform directly adjacent to the anterior face, the anterior platform being spaced apart from an opposed anterior platform by a maximum anterior platform spacing, and a posterior ledge directly adjacent to the posterior face and being oriented at an insertion angle relative to an opposed posterior ledge of an opposed transverse face, at least one of the posterior ledges having thereon a pattern of serrations; and a ridge on at least one of the transverse faces positioned between the anterior platform and the posterior ledge and extending in a direction perpendicular to the bases, a top of the ridge being spaced apart from the opposed transverse face by an amount greater than the anterior platform spacing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein the implant is made of a ceramic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein the implant is made of ceramic-coated metal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
10 words
The implant of claim 2, wherein the ceramic is hydroxylapatite.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The implant of claim 3, wherein the ceramic is hydroxylapatite.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The implant of claim 3, wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of titanium and a titanium alloy.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein the implant is made of a material that bonds to natural bone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein the implant is made of a microporous material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein the ridge is rounded at the top.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein the insertion angle is from 0 to about 10 degrees.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein the insertion angle is from 0.5 to about 10 degrees.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein a surface of the ridge is smooth.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein a spacing of the posterior ledges at an end adjacent to the ridge is no greater than the spacing of the anterior platforms.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein the implant is made at least in part of biocompatible orthopedic polymer materials.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The implant of claim 1, further including a pattern of serrations on at least one of the anterior platforms, the pattern of serrations extending in a direction perpendicular to the bases.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein both of the transverse faces have a ridge thereon.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
162 words
A biocompatible spinal disk implant, comprising a solid body having four sides and a pair of spaced-apart, opposed bases, the four sides including spaced-apart, opposed anterior and posterior faces, and a pair of spaced-apart, opposed transverse faces, each transverse face having an anterior platform directly adjacent to the anterior face, the anterior platform being spaced apart from an opposed anterior platform by a maximum anterior platform spacing, and a posterior ledge directly adjacent to the posterior ledge and being oriented at an insertion angle relative to an opposed posterior ledge of an opposed transverse face; and a ridge on at least one of the transverse faces positioned between the anterior platform and the posterior ledge and extending in a direction perpendicular to the bases, a top of the ridge being spaced apart from the opposed transverse face by an amount greater than the anterior platform spacing, at least one of the anterior platform, the posterior ledge, and the ridge being bowed outwardly.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
162 words
A biocompatible spinal disk implant, comprising a solid body having four sides and a pair of spaced-apart, opposed bases, the four sides including spaced-apart, opposed anterior and posterior faces, and a pair of spaced-apart, opposed transverse faces, each transverse face having an anterior platform directly adjacent to the anterior face, the anterior platform being spaced apart from an opposed anterior platform by a maximum anterior platform spacing, and a posterior ledge directly adjacent to the posterior ledge and being oriented at an insertion angle relative to an opposed posterior ledge of an opposed transverse face; and a ridge on at least one of the transverse faces positioned between the anterior platform and the posterior ledge and extending in a direction perpendicular to the bases, a top of the ridge being spaced apart from the opposed transverse face by an amount greater than the anterior platform spacing, at least one of the anterior platform, the posterior ledge, and the ridge being bowed outwardly.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The implant of claim 17, wherein at least one of the anterior platforms is bowed outwardly when viewed perpendicular to the anterior face.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
The implant of claim 18, wherein a degree of bowing, as measured by a ratio of a height of a bow to a distance between the bases, is more than 0 and no greater than about 0.2.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The implant of claim 17, wherein at least one of the posterior ledges is bowed outwardly when viewed perpendicular to the posterior face.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
37 words
The implant of claim 20, wherein a degree of bowing, as measured by a ratio of a height of a bow to a distance between the bases, is more than 0 and no greater than about 0.2.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
The implant of claim 17, wherein the ridge is bowed outwardly when viewed perpendicular to the anterior face.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
37 words
The implant of claim 22, wherein a degree of bowing, a measured by a ratio of a height of a bow to a distance between the bases, is more than 0 and no greater than about 0.2.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
The spinal disk implant of claim 17, wherein at least one of the posterior ledges has a pattern of serrations thereon.
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