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Intervertebral fusion device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1999-08-23
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Granted: 2000-06-27
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Expires: 2019-08-23
Abstract
Abstract An intervertebral fusion device is formed of an elastic block body which is provided in the upper contact surface thereof with a plurality of downward elastic slots substantially parallel to one another, and in the lower contact surface thereof with one or more upward elastic slots substantially parallel to the downward elastic slots. The upward elastic slots and the downward elastic slots are arranged in an alternating manner. The elastic block body has a left surface and a right surface, which are substantially planar in construction. The upper contact surface and the lower contact surface of the elastic block body are of a convex construction.
Inventors
- 👤 Chih-I Lin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/70; A61B17/7001; A61B17/7002; A61B17/701; A61B17/7004; A61B17/7007; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/44; A61F2/4455; A61B17/02; A61B17/025; A61B2017/0256; A61F2/442; A61F2/46; A61F2/4603; A61F2/4611; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30138; A61F2002/30153; A61F2002/30199; A61F2002/3028; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30594; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30795; A61F2002/30797; A61F2002/30841; A61F2002/30843; A61F2002/30878; A61F2002/30891; A61F2002/30892; A61F2002/30894; A61F2002/4415; A61F2002/448; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0017; A61F2230/0019; A61F2230/0063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
An intervertebral fusion device formed of an elastic block body, wherein said elastic block body is provided in an upper contact surface thereof with a plurality of downward elastic slots substantially parallel to one another, and in a lower contact surface thereof with one or more upward elastic slots substantially parallel to said downward elastic slots, said upward elastic slots and said downward elastic slots being arranged in an alternating manner, said elastic block body further having a left surface and a right surface, which are substantially planar in construction, said upper contact surface and said lower contact surface being convex in construction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
An intervertebral fusion device formed of an elastic block body, wherein said elastic block body is provided in an upper contact surface thereof with a plurality of downward elastic slots substantially parallel to one another, and in a lower contact surface thereof with one or more upward elastic slots substantially parallel to said downward elastic slots, said upward elastic slots and said downward elastic slots being arranged in an alternating manner, said elastic block body further having a left surface and a right surface, which are substantially planar in construction, said upper contact surface and said lower contact surface being convex in construction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device as defined in claim 1, wherein said lower contact surface is provided with a plurality of upward elastic slots.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device as defined in claim 2, wherein said upward elastic slots and said downward elastic slots are arranged in an alternating manner of "upward downward upward downward".
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The device as defined in claim 1, wherein said left surface and said right surface are separated from each other by an interval, and wherein the convex surfaces of said upper contact surface and said lower contact surface have a maximum distance greater than the interval between said left surface and said right surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device as defined in claim 4, wherein said upper contact surface and said lower contact surface are provided with a plurality of protrusions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device as defined in claim 5, wherein said upper contact surface and said lower contact surface are provided with a plurality of serrated protrusions or stripe protrusions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device as defined in claim 1, wherein said upper contact surface and said lower contact surface are provided with a plurality of protrusions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device as defined in claim 7, wherein said upper contact surface and said lower contact surface are provided with a plurality of serrated protrusions or stripe protrusions.
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