Intervertebral implant
First Claim
1. An intervertebral implant for insertion between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body defining an intervertebral space, said implant comprising:
- a first anchoring part for anchoring at the first vertebral body;
a second anchoring part for anchoring at the second vertebral body;
a joint configured to connect said first and second anchoring parts together, said joint comprising a first joint part carried by said first anchoring part, and a second joint part carried by said second anchoring part; and
at least one restoring device adapted to exert a restoring force on said first or second joint part, wherein said first and/or said second joint part is mounted at said corresponding first and/or second anchoring part such that it is movable on a movement surface extending substantially perpendicular to a connection direction of said first and second joint parts and can be brought from a normal joint position into a deflected joint position, and wherein said restoring force of said at least one restoring device transfers said first or second joint part from said deflected position back to said normal position and/or limits movement of said first or second joint part away from said normal position.
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Abstract
An intervertebral implant is provided for insertion between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body defining an intervertebral space. The implant includes a first anchoring part for anchoring at the first vertebral body, a second anchoring part for anchoring at the second vertebral body, and a joint configured to connect the first and second anchoring parts together. The joint includes a first joint part carried by the first anchoring part, and a second joint part carried by the second anchoring part. The implant further includes at least one restoring device adapted to exert a restoring force on the first or second joint part. The restoring force of the at least one restoring device transfers the first or second joint part from a deflected position back to a normal position and/or limits movement of the first or second joint part away from the normal position.
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33 Claims
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1. An intervertebral implant for insertion between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body defining an intervertebral space, said implant comprising:
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a first anchoring part for anchoring at the first vertebral body;
a second anchoring part for anchoring at the second vertebral body;
a joint configured to connect said first and second anchoring parts together, said joint comprising a first joint part carried by said first anchoring part, and a second joint part carried by said second anchoring part; and
at least one restoring device adapted to exert a restoring force on said first or second joint part, wherein said first and/or said second joint part is mounted at said corresponding first and/or second anchoring part such that it is movable on a movement surface extending substantially perpendicular to a connection direction of said first and second joint parts and can be brought from a normal joint position into a deflected joint position, and wherein said restoring force of said at least one restoring device transfers said first or second joint part from said deflected position back to said normal position and/or limits movement of said first or second joint part away from said normal position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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