Intervertebral disc prosthesis

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7628814
APP PUB NO 20060052872A1
SERIAL NO

11219590

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Intervertebral disc prosthesis including an upper apposition plate appropriate to rest against the base plate of an upper vertebra, a lower apposition plate spaced apart from the upper apposition plate and suitable to rest against the base plate of a lower vertebra, a plurality of elastic devices mounted between the two apposition plates and in their peripheral zones in a manner that the two apposition plates shall be displaceable in mutually resilient manner, and a central axis which runs essentially perpendicularly to the two apposition plates, the elastic devices being designed/configured in a manner that the intervertebral disc prosthesis as a whole exhibits asymmetrical stiffness.

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  • SYNTHES USA, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Studer, Armin Langendorf , CH 23 2909
Trachsel, Jason Ipsach , CH 3 214
Wymann, Martin Liebefeld , CH 16 724

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