US Patent No: 5,507,816

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Spinal vertebrae implants

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a spinal implant having a plate with a raised platform which rests in a channel in a vertebrae to prevent sideways movement of the plate. A rib extends into a groove formed in the base of the channel to help prevent relative forwards and backwards movement of the plate through the channel. Another plate is similarly secured to the facing surface of an adjacent vertebrae. A spacer is inserted between the plates, such spacer including a downwardly facing convex surface and a flat upwardly facing surface. The convex surface slides in a concave recess provided on top of the plate and the flat surface slides against a downwardly facing flat surface of the upper plate.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
SYNTHES USA, LLCWEST CHESTER, PA504

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bullivant, Michael South Yorkshire, GB3 1 273

Cited Art

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ULRICH GROSS (1)
5,002,576 Intervertebral disk endoprosthesis 351 1989

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WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. (62)
6,193,757 Expandable intervertebral spacers 193 1998
7,147,665 Threaded cylindrical multidiscoid single or multiple array disc prosthesis 44 1999
6,500,205 Expandable threaded arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with cylindrical configuration during insertion 120 2000
6,814,756 Expandable threaded arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with lordotic configuration during insertion 34 2000
6,402,785 Artificial disc implant 199 2000
7,008,453 Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with cylindrical configuration during insertion 40 2000
6,733,531 Anchoring devices and implants for intervertebral disc augmentation 128 2000
6,709,458 Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with tapered configuration during insertion 53 2001
RE42576 Human spinal disc prosthesis 0 2001
6,808,537 Expandable implant with interlocking walls 40 2001
6,949,105 Method and apparatus for stereotactic implantation 20 2001
7,641,692 Implantable joint prosthesis 5 2001
6,562,045 Machining apparatus 18 2001
6,652,584 Expandable threaded arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with lordotic configuration during insertion 41 2001
6,962,606 Expandable push-in interbody spinal fusion implant 63 2001
RE42480 Human spinal disc prothesis with hinges 1 2001
7,118,579 Instrumentation for inserting an expandable interbody spinal fusion implant 65 2002
6,716,247 Expandable push-in interbody spinal fusion implant 108 2002
7,118,598 Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with cylindrical configuration during insertion 39 2002
7,025,787 Implantable joint prosthesis and associated instrumentation 65 2002
6,972,035 Expandable threaded arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with cylindrical configuration during insertion 40 2002
8,206,399 Artificial intervertebral joint permitting translational and rotational motion 0 2003
7,179,294 Articular disc prosthesis and method for implanting the same 50 2003
6,974,479 System and method for blocking and/or retaining a prosthetic spinal implant 56 2003
7,601,174 Wear-resistant endoprosthetic devices 7 2003
8,075,621 Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with tapered configuration during insertion 4 2003
6,793,679 Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with tapered configuration during insertion 54 2003
7,655,027 Method for inserting and deploying an expandable interbody spinal fusion implant 19 2003
7,179,262 Method and apparatus for stereotactic implantation 3 2003
7,364,589 Mobile bearing articulating disc 36 2004
7,270,681 Articulating spinal implant 11 2004
7,250,060 Hybrid intervertebral disc system 52 2004
7,850,735 Articular disc prosthesis and method for treating spondylolisthesis 6 2004
7,503,934 Articular disc prosthesis for anterior-oblique insertion 9 2004
7,331,995 Method for inserting an articular disc prosthesis via the transforaminal approach 30 2004
7,637,955 Constrained artificial spinal disc 7 2004
7,922,729 Instrumentation for inserting and deploying an expandable interbody spinal fusion implant 6 2004
7,618,461 Composite intervertebral disc implants and methods for forming the same 14 2004
7,503,936 Methods for forming and retaining intervertebral disc implants 16 2004
7,608,107 Expandable implant with interlocking walls and method for use thereof 15 2004
8,097,034 Expandable arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with two expanders 1 2004
7,655,042 Expandable intervertebral spacers 4 2004
7,901,459 Split spinal device and method 1 2005
7,875,077 Support structure device and method 1 2005
7,771,479 Dual articulating spinal device and method 26 2005
7,556,651 Posterior spinal device and method 17 2005
7,550,010 Spinal arthroplasty device and method 8 2005
7,828,828 Intervertebral joint 0 2005
7,520,900 Intervertebral disc nucleus implants and methods 4 2005
7,892,286 Expandable push-in orthopedic implant 6 2005
8,007,534 Expandable implant with expander 3 2005
7,811,326 Posterior joint replacement device 3 2006
7,635,389 Posterior joint replacement device 5 2006
8,066,774 Artificial disc implants and associated methods and instrumentation 0 2006
8,057,545 Revision spacer 0 2006
8,211,175 Articular disc prosthesis and method for implanting the same 0 2006
8,092,534 Revision device 0 2006
8,075,596 Spinal prosthesis systems 0 2007
7,857,818 Method and apparatus for delivering an intervertebral disc implant 1 2007
7,837,734 System and method for replacing degenerated spinal disks 14 2007
8,092,542 Implantable joint prosthesis 1 2009
7,993,403 Expandable intervertebral spacers 0 2010
 
SPINECORE, INC. (55)
7,604,664 Spinal baseplates with ball joint coupling and a retaining member 1 2002
6,989,032 Artificial intervertebral disc 34 2002
7,258,699 Artificial intervertebral disc having a captured ball and socket joint with a solid ball and retaining cap 13 2002
7,118,599 Artificial intervertebral disc 12 2002
7,101,399 Artificial intervertebral disc having a captured ball and socket joint with a solid ball and compression locking post 13 2002
7,060,098 Artificial intervertebral disc having limited rotation using a captured ball and socket joint with a compression locking post and a solid ball having a protrusion 10 2002
7,044,969 Artificial intervertebral disc having limited rotation using a captured ball and socket joint with a retaining cap and a solid ball having a protrusion 26 2002
7,115,132 Static trials and related instruments and methods for use in implanting an artificial intervertebral disc 36 2002
6,706,068 Artificial disc replacements with natural kinematics 188 2003
8,366,772 Artificial disc replacements with natural kinematics 0 2003
8,038,713 Two-component artificial disc replacements 1 2003
7,235,081 Wedge plate inserter/impactor and related methods for use in implanting an artificial intervertebral disc 22 2003
7,223,290 Axially compressible artificial intervertebral disc having a captured ball and socket joint with a solid ball and compression locking post 13 2003
7,160,327 Axially compressible artificial intervertebral disc having limited rotation using a captured ball and socket joint with a solid ball and compression locking post 16 2003
7,141,069 Axially compressible artificial intervertebral disc having limited rotation using a captured ball and socket joint with a solid ball and retaining cap 8 2003
8,366,775 Intervertebral spacer device having an angled perimeter for manipulation using a surgical tool 0 2003
7,811,287 Intervertebral spacer device having an engagement hole for a tool with an extendable post 0 2003
7,635,368 Intervertebral spacer device having simultaneously engageable angled perimeters for manipulation using a surgical tool 8 2003
7,491,241 Intervertebral spacer device having recessed notch pairs for manipulation using a surgical tool 16 2003
7,223,291 Intervertebral spacer device having engagement hole pairs for manipulation using a surgical tool 15 2003
7,014,658 Intervertebral spacer device having a multi-pronged domed spring 11 2003
7,261,739 Intervertebral spacer device having arch shaped spring element 24 2003
7,270,680 Intervertebral spacer device utilizing a spirally slotted belleville washer having radially extending grooves 11 2003
7,722,675 Instruments for reorienting vertebral bones for the treatment of scoliosis 5 2004
7,198,643 Cervical disc replacement 23 2004
6,997,954 Cervical disc replacement method 23 2004
6,997,955 Cervical disc replacement 21 2004
6,994,728 Cervical disc replacement method 21 2004
6,994,729 Cervical disc replacement 17 2004
6,972,037 Cervical disc replacement 21 2004
6,972,038 Cervical disc replacement 19 2004
7,648,511 Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device 0 2004
7,641,665 Instrumentation and methods for use in implementing a cervical disc replacement device 0 2004
7,637,911 Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device 4 2004
7,618,439 Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device 7 2004
7,208,014 Intervertebral spacer device utilizing a belleville washer having radially extending grooves 9 2004
7,662,182 Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device 2 2004
7,393,361 Artificial intervertebral disc having a bored semispherical bearing with a compression locking post and retaining caps 10 2004
7,842,043 Instrumentation for inserting and impacting an artificial intervertebral disc in an intervertebral space 0 2004
7,771,477 Intervertebral spacer device utilizing a belleville washer having radially spaced concentric grooves 1 2004
7,713,302 Intervertebral spacer device utilizing a spirally slotted belleville washer having radially spaced concentric grooves 9 2004
7,674,292 Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device 1 2004
8,357,167 Artificial intervertebral disc trials with baseplates having inward tool engagement holes 0 2004
7,708,780 Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device 3 2004
7,214,244 Artificial intervertebral disc having an articulating joint 42 2005
7,468,076 Artificial intervertebral disc having a universal joint 5 2005
7,452,380 Artificial intervertebral disc having an articulating joint 8 2007
8,425,609 Artificial intervertebral disc having a bored semispherical bearing with a compression locking post and retaining caps 0 2008
8,070,814 Artificial intervertebral disc having an articulating joint 0 2008
8,435,297 Intervertebral disc replacement 0 2009
8,231,628 Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device 0 2009
8,109,979 Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device 0 2009
8,277,507 Spacerless artificial disc replacements 0 2010
8,092,539 Intervertebral spacer device having a belleville washer with concentric grooves 0 2010
8,029,568 Intervertebral spacer device having a slotted partial circular domed arch strip spring 0 2010
 
SPINALMOTION, INC. (16)
7,753,956 Prosthetic disc for intervertebral insertion 2 2004
7,442,211 Intervertebral prosthetic disc 19 2004
7,575,599 Intervertebral prosthetic disc with metallic core 6 2004
7,585,326 Methods and apparatus for intervertebral disc prosthesis insertion 1 2004
8,083,797 Intervertebral prosthetic disc with shock absorption 0 2005
7,531,001 Intervertebral prosthesis 9 2005
7,637,913 Spinal midline indicator 2 2005
7,731,754 Intervertebral prosthesis 4 2006
8,206,447 Methods and apparatus for intervertebral disc prosthesis insertion 0 2008
8,092,538 Intervertebral prosthetic disc 0 2008
8,262,732 Intervertebral prosthesis 0 2008
8,062,371 Intervertebral prosthetic disc with metallic core 0 2009
8,002,834 Intervertebral prosthetic disc with metallic core 0 2009
8,206,449 Artificial intervertebral disc placement system 0 2009
8,090,428 Spinal midline indicator 0 2009
8,398,712 Intervertebral prosthetic disc with shock absorption 0 2011
 
KYPHON SARL (14)
7,497,859 Tools for implanting an artificial vertebral disk 7 2003
7,273,496 Artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with crossbar spacer and method 43 2003
7,083,649 Artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with translating pivot point 84 2003
6,966,929 Artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with a spacer 76 2003
7,217,291 System and method for replacing degenerated spinal disks 49 2003
7,452,379 Artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with crossbar spacer and method 1 2004
7,481,840 Multi-piece artificial spinal disk replacement device with selectably positioning articulating element 23 2004
7,691,146 Method of laterally inserting an artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with curved spacer 12 2004
7,670,377 Laterally insertable artifical vertebral disk replacement implant with curved spacer 12 2004
7,520,899 Laterally insertable artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with crossbar spacer 14 2004
7,503,935 Method of laterally inserting an artificial vertebral disk replacement with translating pivot point 22 2004
7,320,707 Method of laterally inserting an artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with crossbar spacer 40 2004
7,481,839 Bioresorbable interspinous process implant for use with intervertebral disk remediation or replacement implants and procedures 6 2004
7,575,600 Artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with translating articulation contact surface and method 17 2004
 
LDR MEDICAL (10)
7,326,250 Intervertebral disc prosthesis and fitting tools 49 2002
7,682,396 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 25 2003
7,494,508 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 19 2005
7,695,516 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 13 2005
7,632,282 Instrumentation and methods for inserting an intervertebral disc prosthesis 7 2005
7,842,088 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 7 2006
8,343,219 Intersomatic cage, intervertebral prosthesis, anchoring device and implantation instruments 1 2008
8,257,439 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 0 2009
8,002,835 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 6 2009
8,267,999 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 0 2009
 
DEPUY SPINE, INC. (8)
7,156,876 Intervertebral motion disc having articulation and shock absorption 27 2003
8,123,757 Inserter instrument and implant clip 0 2003
8,202,320 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 1 2005
7,927,373 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 1 2005
7,867,279 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 2 2006
7,909,876 Intervertebral disc prosthesis with shear-limiting core 0 2006
8,298,287 Intervertebral motion disc with helical shock absorber 0 2007
8,303,661 System for intervertebral disk prostheses 0 2007
 
SPINE SOLUTIONS, INC. (7)
6,936,071 Intervertebral implant 87 1999
7,118,580 Instrument for inserting intervertebral implants 109 1999
7,204,852 Intervertebral implant, insertion tool and method of inserting same 46 2002
7,803,162 Instruments and method for inserting an intervertebral implant 8 2003
7,780,731 Intervertebral implant 0 2004
8,105,381 Intervertebral implant, insertion tool and method of inserting same 0 2007
8,349,017 Instruments and method for inserting an intervertebral implant 0 2010
 
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. (6)
7,621,956 Prosthetic spinal disc replacement 11 2004
7,641,666 Prosthetic spinal disc replacement 1 2004
8,167,948 Anterior prosthetic spinal disc replacement 0 2005
7,713,304 Transforaminal prosthetic spinal disc replacement 2 2005
7,811,329 Transforaminal prosthetic spinal disc replacement and methods thereof 6 2006
8,277,509 Transforaminal prosthetic spinal disc apparatus 0 2009
 
NUVASIVE, INC. (6)
7,708,776 Intervertebral disk replacement system and methods 7 2003
8,012,212 Cervical intervertebral disk prosthesis 0 2003
7,946,236 Using zigzags to create three-dimensional embroidered structures 10 2007
7,942,104 3-dimensional embroidery structures via tension shaping 1 2007
8,282,681 Bioresorbable spinal implant and related methods 0 2008
8,377,135 Textile-based surgical implant and related methods 0 2009
 
BIOMEDFLEX LLC (5)
7,905,919 Prosthetic joint 4 2010
7,914,580 Prosthetic ball-and-socket joint 1 2010
8,029,574 Prosthetic knee joint 1 2010
8,070,823 Prosthetic ball-and-socket joint 1 2011
8,308,812 Prosthetic joint assembly and joint member therefor 0 2012
 
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. (5)
7,001,433 Artificial intervertebral disc device 28 2002
8,241,360 Artificial disc device 0 2004
8,262,731 Artificial disc device 0 2005
8,231,676 Motion preserving artificial intervertebral disc device 0 2009
8,377,133 Systems and methods for sizing, inserting and securing an implant in intervertebral space 0 2010
 
SYNERGY DISC REPLACEMENT, INC. (5)
8,100,974 Artificial spinal disc 3 2005
8,172,904 Artificial spinal disc 0 2006
7,927,374 Artificial spinal disc 2 2006
8,038,716 Artificial spinal disc 1 2008
8,231,677 Artificial spinal disc 0 2010
 
AESCULAP AG (4)
7,198,644 Intervertebral implant 24 2004
6,986,789 Intervertebral implant 41 2004
7,549,995 Surgical instrument for handling an implant 69 2004
7,585,325 Intervertebral implant 0 2005
 
INFINITY ORTHOPEDICS COMPANY LIMITED (4)
6,113,638 Method and apparatus for intervertebral implant anchorage 191 1999
6,800,092 Method and apparatus for intervertebral implant anchorage 21 2000
7,717,959 Intervertebral device and method of use 8 2003
8,435,295 System and method for intervertebral implant delivery and removal 0 2006
 
JOINT SYNERGY, LLC (4)
7,115,144 Spinal implant 9 2004
7,083,651 Spinal implant 30 2004
7,195,644 Ball and dual socket joint 13 2005
7,491,239 Interior insert ball and dual socket joint 1 2005
 
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. (4)
6,540,785 Artificial intervertebral joint permitting translational and rotational motion 171 2000
6,395,031 Expandable intervertebral spacers 73 2000
6,881,228 Artificial disc implant 35 2002
6,833,006 Expandable intervertebral spacers 35 2002
 
AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC (3)
7,766,966 Artificial intervertebral disc 0 2006
7,655,045 Artificial intervertebral disc 0 2006
7,832,409 Method of inserting an artificial intervertebral disc 2 2007
 
CERVITECH, INC. (3)
7,628,813 Cervical intervertebral prosthesis system 2 2003
8,147,551 Method for implanting an intervertebral disk prosthesis 0 2005
8,062,369 Cervical intervertebral prosthesis system 0 2008
 
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. (3)
6,770,095 Intervertebral disc 124 2002
6,793,678 Prosthetic intervertebral motion disc having dampening 92 2003
7,517,363 Intervertebral disc having translation 12 2003
 
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. (3)
5,782,832 Spinal fusion implant and method of insertion thereof 373 1996
8,349,015 Intervertebral implant with integrated fixation 0 2009
8,287,572 Intervertebral implant with integrated fixation 0 2009
 
SPINADYNE, INC. (3)
7,905,906 System and method for lumbar arthroplasty 1 2006
D598105 Convex intervertebral disc prosthesis 1 2008
D597674 Concave intervertebral disc prosthesis 0 2008
 
SYNTHES USA, LLC (3)
7,563,284 Intervertebral disc implant 12 2005
7,563,286 Controlled artificial intervertebral disc implant 16 2005
8,337,500 Drilling/milling guide and keel cut preparation system 0 2007
 
AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, INC. (2)
7,105,024 Artificial intervertebral disc 33 2003
7,291,173 Artificial intervertebral disc 13 2003
 
BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG (2)
7,963,994 Intervertebral disk prosthesis 0 2003
7,828,846 Space keeper for vertebrae or intervertebral disks 1 2003
 
BLACKSTONE MEDICAL, INC. (2)
6,960,232 Artificial intervertebral disc 23 2003
8,287,571 Apparatus for stabilizing vertebral bodies 0 2008
 
GORDON, MAYA, ROBERTS AND THOMAS, NUMBER 1, LLC (2)
6,228,118 Multiple axis intervertebral prosthesis 211 1998
6,146,421 Multiple axis intervertebral prosthesis 276 1999
 
SPIDER-TEK, LLC (2)
6,368,351 Intervertebral space implant for use in spinal fusion procedures 126 2001
7,621,951 Intervertebral space implant for use in spinal fusion procedures 3 2003
 
STRYKER SPINE (2)
6,582,468 Intervertebral disc prosthesis with compressible body 166 2001
6,733,532 Intervertebral disc prosthesis with improved mechanical behavior 111 2001
 
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (2)
6,964,686 Intervertebral disc replacement prosthesis 37 2002
7,331,994 Intervertebral disc replacement prosthesis 18 2004
 
X-SPINE SYSTEMS, INC. (2)
7,282,065 Disk augmentation system and method 44 2004
8,226,720 Disk augmentation system 0 2007
 
BRIDPORT-GUNDRY PLC C/O PEARSALLS IMPLANTS (1)
6,093,205 Surgical implant 285 1998
 
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC (1)
8,435,301 Artificial intervertebral disc implant 0 2011
 
DISC REPLACEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
6,039,763 Articulating spinal disc prosthesis 311 1998
 
EBI, LLC (1)
7,780,676 Intervertebral implantation apparatus 0 2007
 
FBCDEVICE APS (1)
8,007,536 Disc implant 0 2006
 
GLOBUSMEDICAL (1)
7,892,262 Posterior prosthetic spinal disc replacement and methods thereof 0 2006
 
INFINITY ORTHOPEDICS LTD. (1)
7,618,459 Universal spinal disc implant system 5 2006
 
PIONEER SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
8,388,684 Artificial disc device 0 2003
 
RAYMEDICA, LLC (1)
6,110,210 Prosthetic spinal disc nucleus having selectively coupled bodies 191 1999
 
RE-SPINE LLC (1)
8,246,684 Intervertebral disc and facet joint prosthesis 0 2007
 
SOFAMOR DANEK HOLDINGS, INC. (1)
6,113,637 Artificial intervertebral joint permitting translational and rotational motion 337 1998
 
SPINEFRONTIER INC (1)
7,214,243 Intervertebral disk prosthesis 25 2003
 
SPINEVISION (1)
7,879,101 Intervertebral prosthesis 0 2004
 
SPONTECH SPINE INTELLIGENCE GROUP AG (1)
8,152,850 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 0 2006
 
SYNTHES GMBH (1)
8,425,603 Orthopedic implant with flexible keel 0 2009
 
WARSAW ORTHPEDIC, INC. (1)
8,372,150 Spinal device and method 0 2010
 
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. (1)
6,368,350 Intervertebral disc prosthesis and method 306 1999
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (7)
5,683,465 Artificial intervertebral disk prosthesis 369 1996
5,895,428 Load bearing spinal joint implant 291 1996
7,485,134 Vertebral implants adapted for posterior insertion 16 2003
7,048,766 Methods and apparatus for total disc replacements with oblique keels 23 2004
8,439,931 Instrumentation and methods for inserting an intervertebral disc prosthesis 0 2009
8,097,035 Intervertebral space implant for use in spinal fusion procedures 0 2009
8,021,427 Intervertebral disk prosthesis with elastomeric insert 1 2010