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Intervertebral spacer having a flexible wire mesh vertebral body contact element

  • US 20030014116A1
  • Filed: 04/23/2002
  • Published: 01/16/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An intervertebral spacer having an osteoinductive securing surface element, the intervertebral spacer comprising:

  • a spacer body, said spacer body comprising at least one vertebral body contact element for securably mating with a concave surface of an adjacent vertebral body endplate;

    said vertebral body contact element comprising a flexible wire mesh;

    said flexible wire mesh being deformably reshapable under anatomical loads such that said flexible wire mesh conformably deflects within said concave surface to securably engage said vertebral body endplate.

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