EP1906886A4 - Multi-composite disc prosthesis - Google Patents

Multi-composite disc prosthesis

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Publication number
EP1906886A4
EP1906886A4 EP06774673A EP06774673A EP1906886A4 EP 1906886 A4 EP1906886 A4 EP 1906886A4 EP 06774673 A EP06774673 A EP 06774673A EP 06774673 A EP06774673 A EP 06774673A EP 1906886 A4 EP1906886 A4 EP 1906886A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
disc prosthesis
composite disc
composite
prosthesis
disc
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP06774673A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1906886A2 (en
Inventor
Eric E Palm
Jeffrey C Felt
Jenny Jeroni
Albert Shafer
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Vertebral Technologies Inc
Original Assignee
Vertebral Technologies Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US11/372,357 external-priority patent/US7267690B2/en
Application filed by Vertebral Technologies Inc filed Critical Vertebral Technologies Inc
Publication of EP1906886A2 publication Critical patent/EP1906886A2/en
Publication of EP1906886A4 publication Critical patent/EP1906886A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/30—Joints
    • A61F2/44—Joints for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs
    • A61F2/442—Intervertebral or spinal discs, e.g. resilient
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/30—Joints
    • A61F2002/30001—Additional features of subject-matter classified in A61F2/28, A61F2/30 and subgroups thereof
    • A61F2002/30003—Material related properties of the prosthesis or of a coating on the prosthesis
    • A61F2002/30004—Material related properties of the prosthesis or of a coating on the prosthesis the prosthesis being made from materials having different values of a given property at different locations within the same prosthesis
    • A61F2002/30014—Material related properties of the prosthesis or of a coating on the prosthesis the prosthesis being made from materials having different values of a given property at different locations within the same prosthesis differing in elasticity, stiffness or compressibility
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/30—Joints
    • A61F2002/30001—Additional features of subject-matter classified in A61F2/28, A61F2/30 and subgroups thereof
    • A61F2002/30003—Material related properties of the prosthesis or of a coating on the prosthesis
    • A61F2002/30004—Material related properties of the prosthesis or of a coating on the prosthesis the prosthesis being made from materials having different values of a given property at different locations within the same prosthesis
    • A61F2002/30016—Material related properties of the prosthesis or of a coating on the prosthesis the prosthesis being made from materials having different values of a given property at different locations within the same prosthesis differing in hardness, e.g. Vickers, Shore, Brinell
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/30—Joints
    • A61F2002/30001—Additional features of subject-matter classified in A61F2/28, A61F2/30 and subgroups thereof
    • A61F2002/30316—The prosthesis having different structural features at different locations within the same prosthesis; Connections between prosthetic parts; Special structural features of bone or joint prostheses not otherwise provided for
    • A61F2002/30329—Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts, e.g. between modular parts; Connecting elements
    • A61F2002/30383—Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts, e.g. between modular parts; Connecting elements made by laterally inserting a protrusion, e.g. a rib into a complementarily-shaped groove
    • A61F2002/30387—Dovetail connection
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/30—Joints
    • A61F2002/30001—Additional features of subject-matter classified in A61F2/28, A61F2/30 and subgroups thereof
    • A61F2002/30316—The prosthesis having different structural features at different locations within the same prosthesis; Connections between prosthetic parts; Special structural features of bone or joint prostheses not otherwise provided for
    • A61F2002/30535—Special structural features of bone or joint prostheses not otherwise provided for
    • A61F2002/30604—Special structural features of bone or joint prostheses not otherwise provided for modular

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Neurology (AREA)
  • Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Transplantation (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
EP06774673A 2005-07-19 2006-07-19 Multi-composite disc prosthesis Withdrawn EP1906886A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US70045905P 2005-07-19 2005-07-19
US11/372,357 US7267690B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 Interlocked modular disc nucleus prosthesis
US11/372,477 US7591853B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 Rail-based modular disc nucleus prosthesis
PCT/US2006/028020 WO2007012003A2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-07-19 Multi-composite disc prosthesis

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1906886A2 EP1906886A2 (en) 2008-04-09
EP1906886A4 true EP1906886A4 (en) 2012-05-02

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP06774673A Withdrawn EP1906886A4 (en) 2005-07-19 2006-07-19 Multi-composite disc prosthesis

Country Status (2)

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EP (1) EP1906886A4 (en)
CN (1) CN101267783A (en)

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6517580B1 (en) * 2000-03-03 2003-02-11 Scient'x Societe A Responsabilite Limited Disk prosthesis for cervical vertebrae
US20030220649A1 (en) * 1994-05-06 2003-11-27 Qi-Bin Bao Intervertebral disc prosthesis
US20040249459A1 (en) * 2003-06-02 2004-12-09 Ferree Bret A. Nucleus replacements with asymmetrical stiffness
US20050065613A1 (en) * 2003-09-24 2005-03-24 Gross Jeffrey M. Reinforced fusion implant
US20050154463A1 (en) * 2000-08-30 2005-07-14 Trieu Hal H. Spinal nucleus replacement implants and methods
WO2006127849A2 (en) * 2005-05-24 2006-11-30 Vertebral Technologies, Inc. Rail-based modular disc nucleus prosthesis

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20030220649A1 (en) * 1994-05-06 2003-11-27 Qi-Bin Bao Intervertebral disc prosthesis
US6517580B1 (en) * 2000-03-03 2003-02-11 Scient'x Societe A Responsabilite Limited Disk prosthesis for cervical vertebrae
US20050154463A1 (en) * 2000-08-30 2005-07-14 Trieu Hal H. Spinal nucleus replacement implants and methods
US20040249459A1 (en) * 2003-06-02 2004-12-09 Ferree Bret A. Nucleus replacements with asymmetrical stiffness
US20050065613A1 (en) * 2003-09-24 2005-03-24 Gross Jeffrey M. Reinforced fusion implant
WO2006127849A2 (en) * 2005-05-24 2006-11-30 Vertebral Technologies, Inc. Rail-based modular disc nucleus prosthesis

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EP1906886A2 (en) 2008-04-09

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Inventor name: FELT, JEFFREY, C.VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor name: SHAFER, ALBERTVERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor name: PALM, ERIC, E.VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor name: JERONI, JENNYVERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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