Intervertebral disc prosthesis
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1. An elongated intervertebral device anchor having a longitudinal axis and longitudinal sides, the anchor comprising:
- a device retaining end;
a penetration end opposite the device retaining end along the longitudinal axis;
a plate like body disposed between the retaining end and the penetrating end, the body having a rectangular cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis defining top and bottom surfaces that are wider than lateral side surfaces in the cross section, the plate like body comprising a curved section in which the top and bottom surfaces bend along the longitudinal axis, with the top surface being concave and the bottom surface being convex in said section;
a first locking tab protruding from one of the lateral side surfaces disposed between the device retaining end and the penetration end; and
teeth along at least a portion of each of the longitudinal sides of the anchor, the teeth configured to retain the anchor in a vertebra.
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Abstract
Anchors for retaining an intervertebral device used for spinal treatment are disclosed. In one embodiment, the anchor has a plate-like body extending between the ends of the anchor. In another embodiment, the anchor has a bar-shaped body that is disposed along the top or bottom of the intervertebral device when the anchor is deployed. Various latches, retainers, and locking structures for holding the intervertebral device and the anchor together are disclosed.
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12 Claims
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1. An elongated intervertebral device anchor having a longitudinal axis and longitudinal sides, the anchor comprising:
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a device retaining end; a penetration end opposite the device retaining end along the longitudinal axis; a plate like body disposed between the retaining end and the penetrating end, the body having a rectangular cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis defining top and bottom surfaces that are wider than lateral side surfaces in the cross section, the plate like body comprising a curved section in which the top and bottom surfaces bend along the longitudinal axis, with the top surface being concave and the bottom surface being convex in said section; a first locking tab protruding from one of the lateral side surfaces disposed between the device retaining end and the penetration end; and teeth along at least a portion of each of the longitudinal sides of the anchor, the teeth configured to retain the anchor in a vertebra. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An intervertebral device anchor comprising a first elongated plate-like body having a length, a width defined by opposing lateral edges, and a thickness defined by a top surface and a bottom surface, with the length greater than the width and the width greater than the thickness, the anchor comprising:
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a curved portion in which the top is concave along the length and the bottom is convex along the length; a first end and a second end disposed at opposite ends of the length; a retainer disposed on each of the lateral edges between the first end and the second end; and an interlock disposed at the second end. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An elongated anchor for an intervertebral device comprising:
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a first end disposed at a longitudinal extremity of the anchor; a second end disposed at an opposite longitudinal extremity of the anchor and comprising a retainer configured to hold the anchor in the device; a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end and lying in a longitudinal plane dissecting the anchor into lateral halves; a first transverse axis extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal plane; a second transverse axis lying in the longitudinal plane and extending perpendicularly to the first transverse axis; a first plate-like body extending between the first end and the second end, the plate-like body comprising a top side and a bottom side disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis along the second transverse axis, each of the top and bottom sides having a width extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal plane and a length extending in the longitudinal plane, lateral sides extending between the top and bottom sides, each of the lateral sides being disposed on an opposite side of the longitudinal axis along the first transverse axis and having profiles that are generally symmetrical about the longitudinal axis, and notches along the lateral sides of the plate-like body; and a locking tab protruding from the plate-like body between the first end and the second end proximal to the second end. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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