Prosthetic intervertebral discs having end plates and fibers between those end plates

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9750615
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11968183

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Prosthetic intervertebral discs and methods for using the same are described. The subject prosthetic discs include upper and lower endplates separated by a compressible core member. The prosthetic discs described herein include one-piece, two-piece, three-piece, and four-piece structures. The subject prosthetic discs exhibit stiffness in the vertical direction, torsional stiffness, bending stiffness in the sagittal plane, and bending stiffness in the front plane, where the degree of these features can be controlled independently by adjusting the components of the discs. The interface mechanism between the endplates and the core members of several embodiments of the described prosthetic discs enables a very easy surgical operation for implantation.

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SPINAL KINETICS LLC251 LITTLE FALLS DRIVE WILMINGTOM DE 19808

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Afzal, Thomas A Menlo Park, US 33 1763
Chee, Uriel Hiram Santa Cruz, US 57 6045
Cho, In Haeng Seoul, KR 81 881
Frank, Curtis W Cupertino, US 55 1942
Ha, Sung Kyu Kyunggi-do, KR 21 957
Kim, Daniel H Mountain View, US 153 14147
Lee, Kunwoo Seoul, KR 59 1621
Reo, Michael L Redwood City, US 122 15051

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