Height-adjustable spinal implant and operating instrument for the implant
First Claim
1. A height-adjustable implant for insertion between vertebral bodies, the implant comprising:
- a first sleeve part having an internal thread;
a second sleeve part having an access opening extending radially therethrough;
said first and second sleeve parts;
being coaxially oriented about a central longitudinal axis and defining an inner space therebetween;
being connected to one another in a rotationally fixed and axially displaceable manner;
having axially extending windows therein with mutually-facing, outwardly-open ends;
each adjacent two of said windows forming a respective circumferential section therebetween in each of said sleeve parts;
said circumferential sections of each one of said sleeve parts each fitting axially displaceably into a respective one of said windows of the other of said sleeve parts;
a nut disposed coaxially in said inner space and secured on said second sleeve part in a rotatable but axially fixed manner, said nut having an external thread engaging in said internal thread of said first sleeve part; and
a toothed ring extended coaxially relative to said central longitudinal axis and disposed on said nut in vicinity of said access opening.
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Abstract
A height-adjustable implant for insertion between vertebrae, includes first and second sleeve parts which are rotationally fixed in coaxial alignment and interconnected in an axially displaceable manner. The first sleeve part has an internal thread. A nut is positioned coaxially in an inner space surrounded by the sleeve parts and is fixed to the second sleeve part so that it can rotate but is axially fixed. The nut has an external thread which engages in the internal thread of the first sleeve part. A toothed ring extends coaxially with the central longitudinal axis of the sleeve parts and is located on the nut. The second sleeve part has a radial access opening in the vicinity of the toothed ring.
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15 Claims
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1. A height-adjustable implant for insertion between vertebral bodies, the implant comprising:
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a first sleeve part having an internal thread;
a second sleeve part having an access opening extending radially therethrough;
said first and second sleeve parts;
being coaxially oriented about a central longitudinal axis and defining an inner space therebetween;
being connected to one another in a rotationally fixed and axially displaceable manner;
having axially extending windows therein with mutually-facing, outwardly-open ends;
each adjacent two of said windows forming a respective circumferential section therebetween in each of said sleeve parts;
said circumferential sections of each one of said sleeve parts each fitting axially displaceably into a respective one of said windows of the other of said sleeve parts;
a nut disposed coaxially in said inner space and secured on said second sleeve part in a rotatable but axially fixed manner, said nut having an external thread engaging in said internal thread of said first sleeve part; and
a toothed ring extended coaxially relative to said central longitudinal axis and disposed on said nut in vicinity of said access opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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