Spinal fusion implant
First Claim
1. A prosthetic implant to form a rigid structure between adjoining vertebrae in a spinal column comprising a cage defined by top, bottom, front end, back end, first side and second side walls, said first and second side walls extending substantially along a longitudinal axis of said cage, said front and back end walls having a width less than the length of said first side and said second side walls, said top wall and said bottom wall positionable between and engageable with a surface of an adjacent vertebrae, said first side wall having an arcuate surface, said second side wall being a substantially planar surface, said top wall being inclined downwardly from said back end wall to said front end wall such that at least a portion of said back end wall has a height greater than a height of at least a portion of said front end wall.
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Abstract
An improved prosthetic implant for forming a rigid structure between adjoining vertebrae in a spinal column. The prosthetic implant includes a cage having a top, bottom, front end, back end, first side and second side walls. The first side wall has an arcuate surface. The top and bottom wall include one or more ridges to engage a surface of an adjacent vertebrae. The top and bottom wall also include an opening to receive packing material such as medicine, human tissue and the like. The top and bottom walls also incline simultaneously in two directions.
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59 Claims
- 1. A prosthetic implant to form a rigid structure between adjoining vertebrae in a spinal column comprising a cage defined by top, bottom, front end, back end, first side and second side walls, said first and second side walls extending substantially along a longitudinal axis of said cage, said front and back end walls having a width less than the length of said first side and said second side walls, said top wall and said bottom wall positionable between and engageable with a surface of an adjacent vertebrae, said first side wall having an arcuate surface, said second side wall being a substantially planar surface, said top wall being inclined downwardly from said back end wall to said front end wall such that at least a portion of said back end wall has a height greater than a height of at least a portion of said front end wall.
- 19. A prosthetic implant to form a rigid structure between adjoining vertebrae in a spinal column comprising a cage defined by top, bottom, front end, back end, first side and second side walls, said first and second side wall extending substantially along a longitudinal axis of said cage, said front and back end walls having a width that is less than the length of said first side and said second side walls, said top wall and said bottom wall positionable between and engageable with a surface of an adjacent vertebrae, at least one of said top and bottom walls being inclined downwardly from said second side wall to said first side wall such that at least a portion of said second side wall has a height greater than a height of at least a portion of said first side wall.
- 32. A prosthetic implant to form a rigid structure between adjoining vertebrae in a spinal column comprising a cage defined by top, bottom, front end, back end, first side and second side walls, said first and second side walls extending substantially along a longitudinal axis of said cage, said front and back end walls having a width less than the length of said first side and said second side walls, said top wall and said bottom wall positionable between and engageable with a surface of an adjacent vertebrae, said first side wall having an arcuate surface, at least one of said top and bottom walls being inclined downwardly from said back end wall to said front end wall such that at least a portion of said back end wall has a height greater than a height of at least a portion of said front end wall, at least one of said top and bottom walls being inclined downwardly from said second side wall to said first side wall such that at least a portion of said second side wall has a height greater than a height of at least a portion of said first side wall.
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