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Laterally insertable artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with curved spacer

  • US 20050283242A1
  • Filed: 11/05/2004
  • Published: 12/22/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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5. An intervertebral implant comprising:

  • a first end plate adapted to mate with a first vertebrae further comprising;

    a first inner surface;

    a first outer surface; and

    at least one keel on the first outer surface, where the keel is perpendicular to the sagittal plane of the vertebral body;

    a second end plate adapted to mate a second vertebral body further comprising;

    a second inner surface, wherein the first inner surface and the second inner surface oppose one another;

    a second outer surface; and

    a spacer positioned between the first end plate and the second end plate.

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