Space holder, in particular for a vertebra or an intervertebral disk
First Claim
1. Space holder for use with a vertebra or an intervertebral disk, the space holder comprisinga jacket member comprising a hollow sleeve having an inner contour, an upper first edge, a lower second edge and apertures provided in said jacket,adjacent recesses provided at said first and second edge, said recesses located along the circumference of one of said edges and extending towards an opposite edge, andstop means comprising a stop member having an outer contour corresponding to said inner contour of said jacket member and comprising nose-shaped projections being provided at locations of said periphery corresponding to said recesses for engaging said recesses of said jacket.
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Abstract
A space holder in particular for a vertebra or an intervertebral disk is provided. The space holder comprises a jacket (1) having apertures (9, 10) and a first and second edge (7, 8). The edge has circumferentially adjacent recesses (9, 10; 9'"'"', 10'"'"') each extending in direction towards the other edge and a stop provided at at least one of the edges spaced from the outer edge. In order to provide for an easy manufacture and operation of the space holder the stop is formed by a member (11, 13, 16, 22) having an outer contour corresponding to the inner contour of the jacket (1) and nose-like projections (15) for engaging the recesses (9, 10) are provided at those locations of the periphery of the stop which correspond to the recesses (9, 10; 9'"'"', 10'"'"').
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1. Space holder for use with a vertebra or an intervertebral disk, the space holder comprising
a jacket member comprising a hollow sleeve having an inner contour, an upper first edge, a lower second edge and apertures provided in said jacket, adjacent recesses provided at said first and second edge, said recesses located along the circumference of one of said edges and extending towards an opposite edge, and stop means comprising a stop member having an outer contour corresponding to said inner contour of said jacket member and comprising nose-shaped projections being provided at locations of said periphery corresponding to said recesses for engaging said recesses of said jacket.
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