INTERVERTEBRAL CAGE AND METHOD OF USE
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1. An intervertebral prosthesis for implantation between adjacent vertebrae of the human spine, comprising:
- a unitary body configured and sized to be inserted between adjacent vertebrae in a single step implantation procedure;
wherein the unitary body is banana shaped as viewed from above, the body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an internal recess for receiving cancellous bone material during an implantation procedure.
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Abstract
An intervertebral prosthesis for implantation between adjacent vertebrae of the human spine is shown. The prosthesis is formed as a unitary cage body configured and sized to be inserted between adjacent vertebrae in a single step implantation procedure. The cage body is banana shaped as viewed from above, the body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an internal recess for receiving cancellous bone material during an implantation procedure. The cage body can be formed as an interlinked mesh.
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1. An intervertebral prosthesis for implantation between adjacent vertebrae of the human spine, comprising:
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a unitary body configured and sized to be inserted between adjacent vertebrae in a single step implantation procedure;
wherein the unitary body is banana shaped as viewed from above, the body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an internal recess for receiving cancellous bone material during an implantation procedure.
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2. An intervertebral prosthesis for implantation between adjacent vertebrae of a human spine, comprising:
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a unitary cage body configured and sized to be inserted between adjacent vertebrae in a single step implantation procedure;
wherein the cage body is banana shaped as viewed from above, the body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an internal recess for receiving cancellous bone material during an implantation procedure; and
wherein the cage body forms an interlinked mesh. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing vertebral inter-body fusion in the vertebral column, the method comprising the steps of:
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preparing a space for receiving an orthopedic prosthetic device between two vertebrae;
surgically inserting a unitary cage body into the space between the vertebrae, wherein the cage body is banana shaped as viewed from above, the body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an internal recess for receiving cancellous bone material during the implantation procedure and wherein the cage body forms an interlinked mesh. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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