Artificial intervertebral disk prosthesis
First Claim
1. An artificial intervertebral disk prosthesis, comprising:
- (a) a first disk half assembly, said first disk half assembly including a first disk plate having a first side and a second side and having a substantially "D-shaped" contour thereof, and including a socket having a first socket end and an opposite second socket end, said first socket end is attached to said first side of said first disk plate;
(b) a second disk half assembly, said second disk half assembly including a second disk plate having a first side and a second side, said second disk plate having a contour substantially the same as said first disk plate, and including a portion of a ball having a first ball portion end and an opposite second ball portion end, said first ball portion end is attached to said first side of said second disk plate, said portion of a ball configured for cooperation with said socket;
(c) means for inserting and for retaining said portion of a ball in said socket, said means for inserting and for retaining is attached to said first disk half assembly, said means for retaining providing a sufficient resistance to an applied force to prevent separation of said first disk half assembly from said second disk half assembly;
(d) means for retaining said disk prosthesis in a position of cooperation with at least one vertebra, said means for retaining is attached to said second side of at least one of said first and second disk plates; and
(e) means for receiving at least one bioabsorbable insert, said means for receiving is formed in any of said first and second disk plates and said portion of ball.
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Abstract
A prosthesis for the replacement of a spinal disk includes a first disk half and a second disk half. The first disk half includes a portion of a socket attached to a first plate. The second disk half includes a portion of a ball attached to a second plate. The socket includes a plurality of expansion slots which expand to allow the portion of a ball to be inserted into the socket and which then contract to retain the portion of a ball therein. A first hole is provided through the first plate, a second hole is provided through the socket, and a third hole is provided through the second plate which together form an opening through the disk. The opening is adapted to receive an insert to either medicate a pair of vertebrae or provide a barrier therein. The disk is fastened to the vertebrae by any preferred combination of pins, tabs, or a first annulus or second annulus, each of which extend from the disk. The tabs or the first annulus or the second annulus includes a hole therein that is adapted to receive a screw. A flexible substantially toroidal enclosure is attached to the perimeter of the first plate and to the perimeter of the second plate when desired to form a barrier between the disk and any proximal organic material.
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Citations
24 Claims
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1. An artificial intervertebral disk prosthesis, comprising:
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(a) a first disk half assembly, said first disk half assembly including a first disk plate having a first side and a second side and having a substantially "D-shaped" contour thereof, and including a socket having a first socket end and an opposite second socket end, said first socket end is attached to said first side of said first disk plate; (b) a second disk half assembly, said second disk half assembly including a second disk plate having a first side and a second side, said second disk plate having a contour substantially the same as said first disk plate, and including a portion of a ball having a first ball portion end and an opposite second ball portion end, said first ball portion end is attached to said first side of said second disk plate, said portion of a ball configured for cooperation with said socket; (c) means for inserting and for retaining said portion of a ball in said socket, said means for inserting and for retaining is attached to said first disk half assembly, said means for retaining providing a sufficient resistance to an applied force to prevent separation of said first disk half assembly from said second disk half assembly; (d) means for retaining said disk prosthesis in a position of cooperation with at least one vertebra, said means for retaining is attached to said second side of at least one of said first and second disk plates; and (e) means for receiving at least one bioabsorbable insert, said means for receiving is formed in any of said first and second disk plates and said portion of ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An artificial intervertebral disk prosthesis, comprising:
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(a) a first disk half assembly, said first disk half assembly including a first disk plate having a first side and a second side and having a substantially "D-shaped" contour thereof, and including a socket having a first socket end and an opposite second socket end, said first socket end is attached to said first side of said first disk plate; (b) a second disk half assembly, said second disk half assembly. including a second disk plate having a first side and a second side, said second disk plate having a contour substantially the same as said first disk plate, and including a portion of a ball having a first ball portion end and an opposite second ball portion end, said first ball portion end is attached to said first side of said second disk plate, said portion of a ball configured for cooperation with said socket; (c) means for inserting and for retaining said portion of a ball in said socket, said means for inserting and for retaining attached to said first disk half assembly; (d) means for retaining said disk prosthesis in a position of cooperation with at least one vertebra, said means for retaining attached to said artificial intervertebral disk prosthesis; and (e) means for receiving at least one bioabsorbable insert therein, said means for receiving attached to said artificial intervertebral disk prosthesis including a first hole through said first plate, a second hole through said said socket, and a third hole through said second plate, said first hole, said second hole, and said third hole defining an opening through said disk prosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. An artificial intervertebral disk prosthesis, comprising:
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(a) a first disk half assembly, said first disk half assembly including a first disk plate having a first side and a second side and having a substantially "D-shaped" contour thereof, and including a socket having a first socket end and an opposite second socket end, said first socket end is attached to said first side of said first disk plate; (b) a second disk half assembly, said second disk half assembly including a second disk plate having a first side and a second side, said second disk plate having a contour substantially the same as said first disk plate, and including a portion of a ball having a first ball portion end and an opposite second ball portion end, said first ball portion end is attached to said first side of said second disk plate, said portion of a ball configured for cooperation with said socket; (c) means for inserting and for retaining said portion of a ball in said socket, said means for inserting and for retaining attached to said first disk half assembly; (d) means for retaining said disk prosthesis in a position of cooperation with at least one vertebra, said means for retaining attached to said artificial intervertebral disk prosthesis; and (e) means for receiving at least one filter, said means for receiving attached to said intervertebral disk prosthesis.
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Specification