US Patent Application No: 2006/0149,378

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Articulating spinal disc prosthetic

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A spinal disc prosthetic for replacement of cervical and/or lumber discs, that in each case allows a limited degree of rotational articulation, as well as durability and resistance to fatigue. The prosthetic is formed with three primary layers, including a superior (upper) plate, inferior (lower) plate, and intermediate layer, in a sandwich. The superior plate member is adapted to be secured on one side to an upper vertebra in a spinal column, and has a formed concave side exposed downwardly. The inferior plate member is adapted to be secured on one side to a lower vertebra in the spinal column, and has a substantially flat side exposed upwardly. The intermediate member is sandwiched between the superior and inferior plate members with conforming sides, and includes a short cylindrical post protruding downward into a circular recess in the inferior plate member to center it and to maintain a predetermined spacing there between. Two lateral pins on the intermediate member fit into two corresponding slots on the inferior member as guides and allow a degree of rotational freedom, and the post includes snap-in spring fingers that lock into the recess of the inferior member to prevent withdrawal.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aflatoon, Kamran Newport Beach, CA 17 143
Chase, Brad Ellicott City, MD 3 47

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Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (3)
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* 2005/0187,633 Modular artificial disc replacements (ADRS) that allow translocation and axial rotation 16 2004
 
LDR MEDICAL (1)
* 2006/0155,377 Intervertebral disk prosthesis 58 2003
 
Perumala Corporation (1)
* 7,074,240 Method and apparatus for stabilizing adjacent vertebrae 22 2003
 
DEPUY SPINE, INC. (1)
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CERVITECH, INC. (1)
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SPINECORE, INC. (1)
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PEM MANAGEMENT, INC. (1)
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IMDS LLC (1)
* 2007/0072,475 UNIVERSAL SPINAL DISC IMPLANT SYSTEM 5 2006
 
Infinity Orthopedics Ltd. (1)
* 7,618,459 Universal spinal disc implant system 17 2006
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (2)
* 2006/0111,783 Articulating spinal disc prosthetic 26 2004
8,241,362 Lumbar disc replacement implant for posterior implantation with dynamic spinal stabilization device and method 8 2007
 
LINARES MEDICAL DEVICES, LLC (1)
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LDR MEDICAL (14)
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7,695,516 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 37 2005
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* 2007/0073,404 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 21 2006
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8,465,546 Intervertebral disc prosthesis insertion assemblies 14 2007
9,333,095 Intervertebral disc prosthesis, surgical methods, and fitting tools 0 2008
8,343,219 Intersomatic cage, intervertebral prosthesis, anchoring device and implantation instruments 31 2008
8,257,439 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 13 2009
* 8,002,835 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 18 2009
8,267,999 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 14 2009
8,439,931 Instrumentation and methods for inserting an intervertebral disc prosthesis 11 2009
* 8,974,532 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 1 2011
* 2012/0053,693 INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS 12 2011
 
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. (2)
* 9,370,432 Spine stabilization device and methods 0 2013
* 2014/0052,257 Spine Stabilization Device and Methods 1 2013
 
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC (1)
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DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC. (3)
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WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. (3)
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* 9,427,325 Interbody implant and method 0 2013
 
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (1)
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