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Spine implant
Assignee: Stryker Trauma GmbH
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Filing: 1997-01-16
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Granted: 2000-02-01
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Expires: 2017-01-16
Abstract
Abstract An intersomatic spine implant is provided which is easily and quickly insertable dorsally into a defective disc. The implant is formed as a hollow body in a substantially cylindrical shape with at least one opening in a side wall for receiving bone material, and the surface of the implant has a roughness which ensures better hold and better conditions for bone ingrowth. In one embodiment, the hollow body can have a self-cutting external thread and can also be either open or closed by means of a cover. In another embodiment, one end of the hollow body comprises a means for turning the body by use of a tool.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Metz-Stavenhagen
- 👤 Bernd Robioneck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:39
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/44; A61F2/4455; A61F2/446; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/70; A61B17/7001; A61B17/7002; A61B17/7032; A61B17/7004; A61B17/7008; A61B17/84; A61B17/86; A61B17/8625; A61B17/864; A61B17/8665; A61F2/30721; A61F2/30744; A61F2/30767; A61F2/442; A61F2/46; A61F2/4603; A61F2/4611; A61F2/28; A61F2002/2835; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30112; A61F2002/30113; A61F2002/30138; A61F2002/30143; A61F2002/30199; A61F2002/30224; A61F2002/30235; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30405; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30593; A61F2002/30594; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30772; A61F2002/30777; A61F2002/30841; A61F2002/30845; A61F2002/3085; A61F2002/449; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0006; A61F2230/0017; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0069; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A spine implant which is formed as a hollow body (2), said implant comprising a side wall with at least one throughgoing opening (14) for receiving bone material (27) and said implant having a roughened surface, wherein said hollow body (2) has a substantially round cross-section over its entire length, wherein said hollow body has an open end near which is located at least one pair of symmetrically opposed throughgoing cutouts (16) for receiving a rod (23) for connecting several implants, wherein said hollow body has a substantially circular-cylindrical shape, wherein said hollow body comprises a self-cutting or self-forming external thread (8), wherein said open end of said hollow body has a means for turning said body by using a tool, and including also a cover (6) for closing said open end (4), wherein said cutouts (16) are slot-like and are located adjacent to said open end (4), wherein said cutouts have an inwardly directed end (18) and wherein said cutouts are semi-circular at said inwardly directed end (18), and wherein said semi-circular portions of said cutouts (16) have a counterbore (20) for receiving nuts (22) having a collar (28), said nuts fixing a threaded rod (23).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A spine implant which is formed as a hollow body (2), said implant comprising a side wall with at least one throughgoing opening (14) for receiving bone material (27) and said implant having a roughened surface, wherein said hollow body (2) has a substantially round cross-section over its entire length, wherein said hollow body has an open end near which is located at least one pair of symmetrically opposed throughgoing cutouts (16) for receiving a rod (23) for connecting several implants, wherein said hollow body has a substantially circular-cylindrical shape, wherein said hollow body comprises a self-cutting or self-forming external thread (8), wherein said open end of said hollow body has a means for turning said body by using a tool, and including also a cover (6) for closing said open end (4), wherein said cutouts (16) are slot-like and are located adjacent to said open end (4), wherein said cutouts have an inwardly directed end (18) and wherein said cutouts are semi-circular at said inwardly directed end (18), and wherein said semi-circular portions of said cutouts (16) have a counterbore (20) for receiving nuts (22) having a collar (28), said nuts fixing a threaded rod (23).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
An implant according to claim 1 wherein said hollow body has a closed end (10) being curved hemispherically.
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