JP2838030B2 - 損傷した脊柱椎間板を交換するための脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ - Google Patents

損傷した脊柱椎間板を交換するための脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ

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JP2838030B2
JP2838030B2 JP6015466A JP1546694A JP2838030B2 JP 2838030 B2 JP2838030 B2 JP 2838030B2 JP 6015466 A JP6015466 A JP 6015466A JP 1546694 A JP1546694 A JP 1546694A JP 2838030 B2 JP2838030 B2 JP 2838030B2
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リチャード・エイ・ナバロー
カール・アール・マクミリン
カリ・ビー・ジマーズ
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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】
【０００１】
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、損傷を受け又は変質し
た脊柱椎間板を交換するための人工脊柱椎間板プロテー
ゼ（補綴具）に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】公知の脊柱椎間板プロテーゼは、米国特
許第3,867,728号に開示されている。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】該米国特許第3,867,72
8号には、一形態にて、凹状の外面を呈するように成形
した単一のエラストマー片を備える脊柱椎間板プロテー
ゼが開示されている。このエラストマーは、二つの外側
カバー要素の間に介装され且つこれらの外側カバー要素
に接着されている。該凹状の外周面は、そのカバー要素
の一方から外方まで伸長する。この脊柱髄椎間板プロテ
ーゼに曲げモーメントが加わったとき、エラストマーコ
アの凹状の外周面は、一側部に沿って延伸する。このエ
ラストマーコアが一側部ら沿って延伸すること起因して
脊柱椎間板に生ずる応力は、エラストマーコアと二つの
カバー要素との間の境界部分で最大となる。その結果、
これらのカバー要素がエラストマーコアから分離する可
能性がある。
【０００４】米国特許第5,071,437号には、平坦な上方
剛性板と、平坦な下方剛性板と、これらの板の間に介装
され且つ該板に接着された平坦なエラストマーコアと、
を備える脊柱椎間板プロテーゼが開示されている。これ
らの板をエラストマーコアに固着するため、該エラスト
マーコアに隣接して多孔性被覆が板の上に付与されてい
る。板の一方とエラストマーコアとの間に亀裂が生じた
場合、この亀裂は、板とエラストマーコアとの間の境界
を横断して広がり、板をエラストマーコアから分離させ
る傾向を生ずる。
【０００５】
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、損傷を受けた
脊柱椎間板を交換するための新規且つ改良に係る脊柱椎
間板プロテーゼを提供するものである。本発明の脊柱椎
間板プロテーゼは、直立剛性板と、下方剛性板と、これ
らの板の間に介装され且つこれら板に接着されたエラス
トマーコアと、を備えている。該エラストマーコアは、
上方板から伸長する上方部分を有する。該エラストマー
コアの上方部分は、上方板に対して略垂直に伸長する外
周面を有する。該エラストマーコアの下方部分は、下方
板から伸長し、又、該下方部分は、この下方板に対して
略垂直に伸長する外周面を有する。コアの中間部分は、
上方部分と下方部分との間を伸長し、また、凹状の外周
面を有する。脊柱椎間板プロテーゼに曲げモーメント及
び／又は並進力が付与されたとき、凹状面の一側部の延
伸に起因する応力は、直線状の周縁側部を有するコアと
比べて、板とコアとの交点にて小さくなる。凹状の外周
面は、コアが上方板及び下方板に交差する箇所ではな
く、コア本体内で上方部分及び下方部分の外周面に交差
する。このため、上方板及び下方板は、エラストマーコ
アから分離し難くなる。
【０００６】上方板及び下方板の各々は、エラストマー
コア内に伸長し（埋め込まれ）且つ該コアに接着された
少なくとも一つのリブを備えている。これら板の各々
は、板の外周面と略同一形状のコア内に伸長する複数の
同心状リブを備えている。このように、板の上のリブ
は、板の外周面に対して同心状となる。また、リブは、
板及びコアが分離する傾向を軽減する。例えば、板の一
方とコアとの間に亀裂が生じた場合、その亀裂は、板と
コアとの境界部分を横断して広がるならば、リブに達し
たとき、その方向を変更しなければならない。これは、
板とコアとが分離する可能性を更に小さくする。
【０００７】
【実施例】本発明の上記及びその他の特徴は、当業者が
添付図面に関する以下の詳細な説明を読むことによっ
て、一層明らかになるであろう。
【０００８】脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ５（図１）は、人間
の脊柱の上方及び下方椎骨６、７の間に配置されてい
る。該脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ５は、上方剛性板１２と、
下方剛性板１４と、これら二枚の剛性板１２、１４の間
に介装され且つこれらの板に接着されたエラストマーコ
ア１６と、を備えている（図２及び図３参照）。上方板
１２は、エラストマーコア１６に接着された面２２（図
３）を備える一方、下方板１４は、エラストマーコア１
６に接着された面２４を備えている。板１２の面２２
は、面２４が位置する第二の面に対して約３°の角度で
伸長する第一の面内に位置する。このため、脊柱椎間板
エラストマー５及びエラストマーコア１６は、楔状の形
状を有する。しかし、エラストマーコア１６は、均一な
厚さとし、これにより、剛性板１２、１４が互いに平行
となるようにすることが可能である。
【０００９】エラストマーコア１６は、上方板１２から
伸長する上方部分３０を備えている。該上方部分３０の
厚さは、板１２、１４の各々の厚さよりも著しく厚い。
上方部分３０は、上方板１２に対して略垂直に伸長する
外周面３２を有する。また、エラストマーコア１６は、
板１２、１４の各々の厚さよりも著しく厚く、上方部分
３０の厚さに等しい下方部分３４を備えている。エラス
トマーコア１６の下方部分３４は、下方板１４に対して
略垂直に伸長する外周面３６を有する。エラストマーコ
ア１６の中間部分３８は、上方部分３０と下方部分３４
との間を伸長する。該中間部分３８は、凹状の外周面を
有する。
【００１０】エラストマーコア１６の厚さ全体のうち、
上方部分３０は、33％を僅かに下廻り約31％であり、ま
た、下方部分３４は、33％を僅かに下廻り約31％、中間
部分３８は、33％を僅かに上廻り約38％である。また、
エラストマーコア１６は、楔状の形状であるため、下方
部分３４及び上方部分３０も楔状の形状である。即ち、
これら部分は、脊柱椎間板５の片側からその反対側に伸
長するに伴い厚さが変化する。中間部分３８は、略均一
な厚さである。該中間部分が均一な厚さで、エラストマ
ーコア１６が楔状の形状であるため、中間部分は、脊柱
椎間板５の前方側より脊柱椎間板５の後方側にて、コア
の厚さに占める比率が大きい。
【００１１】板１２、１４は、同一であり、従って、そ
の一方の板１２にのみについて説明する。該板１２は、
湾曲した凸状側部４６（図４）及び反対側の凹状側部４
８を有する、平面図で見てインゲン豆の形状であること
が望ましい。図４に示した形態は、人間の自然の脊柱椎
間板の形状に略適合し得るようにしてある。平面図で見
たときのエラストマーコア１６の寸法は、平面図で見た
板１２、１４の寸法に等しい。このため、剛性板１２、
１４及びエラストマーコア１６は、互いに完全に重なり
合い、剛性板１２、１４は、エラストマーコア１６を越
えて伸長せず、また、エラストマーコア１６が剛性板１
２、１４を越えて伸長することはない。
【００１２】板１２は、複数の同心状インゲン豆の形状
のリブ５０、５１、５２（図５乃至図７）を備えてい
る。これらの板１２、１４の各々は、三つのリブ５０、
５１、５２を備えることが望ましい。また、これらのリ
ブ５０、５１、５２は、板１２の外周面に対して同心状
である。
【００１３】該リブ５０は、板の外周面付近で板１２か
ら伸長する。リブ５２は、板の中心に対して相対的に接
近するように板１２から伸長する一方、リブ５１は、リ
ブ５０、５２の間の領域内で板から伸長する。これらの
リブ５０、５１の間の距離は、リブ５１、５２の間の距
離に等しい。これらのリブ５０、５１、５２は、エラス
トマーコア１６内まで伸長し、該エラストマーコア１６
に接着されて、板１２、１４を該コア１６に固着させ易
くする。板１２の外周のリブ５４（図５）がコア１６か
ら伸長して離れ、リブ５０、５１、５２が伸長する側と
反対側の板１２の側部に凹所５６を形成する。板１２
は、該板の外周に沿って面取り部分６０を備えている。
該エラストマーコア１６は、該面取り部分６０を覆う
（図６に図示）。
【００１４】上方板１２及び下方板１４の双方は、その
対向面に、複数の円錐状突起６２を備えており、これら
の突起は、離間され且つ板から垂直外方に伸長する。こ
れら突起６２は、対向する椎骨６、７内の着座部、又は
凹所内に嵌まり得るようにしてある。突起６２は、脊柱
椎間板５を椎骨６、７に対して位置決めし、その位置を
維持する機能を果たす。
【００１５】凹所５６は、多孔性被覆６６を受け入れ
る。また、板の内面２２には、多孔性被覆６８、７０、
７２、７４が被覆される。多孔性被覆６８は、リブ５０
と板１２の外周との間に位置する。多孔性被覆７０は、
リブ５０、５１の間に位置する一方、多孔性被覆７２
は、リブ５１、５２の間に位置する。多孔性被覆７４
は、リブ５２内に位置し且つリブ５２により囲繞されて
いる。これらのリブ５０、５１、５２は、多孔性被覆に
より被覆されていない。
【００１６】多孔性被覆６６を受け入れる凹所５６を形
成するリブ５４は、多孔性被覆６６が板から伸長する距
離を僅かに上廻る距離だけ板１２から外方に伸長する。
図５及び図６参照。リブ５０、５１、５２は、多孔性被
覆６８乃至７４が板から伸長する距離を僅かに上廻る距
離だけ板１２から伸長する。このため、リブ５０、５
１、５２は、エラストマーコア１６内に相当な距離を伸
長し、板１２、１４をエラストマーコアに固着する。
【００１７】多孔性被覆６６乃至７４は、小さい球状粒
子層を備えている。該球状粒子は、商業的に純粋なチタ
ニウムにて形成することが望ましいが、生体に適合可能
な任意の適当な材料で形成してもよい。該球状粒子の寸
法は、その球状粒子が25メッシュ米国ふるいを通過せ
ず、また、その全ての球状粒子が40メッシュ米国ふるい
を通過し得るような寸法とする。これら粒子は、蒸着、
プラズマジェット溶射、焼結又はその他の任意の適当な
技術で板に付与することが出来る。被覆６６乃至７４
は、板１２、１４に強固に固着され、通常の摩擦力で除
去することは出来ない。多孔性被覆６６は、該被覆６６
が存在しない場合よりも組織の内部成長を促進し、骨が
板１２、１４により強固に取り付くことを可能にする。
被覆６８乃至７４は、エラストマーコア１６の材料と相
互にからみ合い、板１２、１４とエラストマーコア１６
とを強固に結合させる。
【００１８】本発明の好適な実施例において、該エラス
トマーコアは、共に、ダウ・コーニング（Dow Cornin
g）によって製造された、重量比70％のH.P.100 4099シ
リコンエラストマーと、重量比30％のH.P.100 4106シリ
コンエラストマーと、から成る複合物で形成される。AS
TM 2240-86試験法で試験したとき、H.P.100 4099エラス
トマーの硬さは、52乃至60の範囲にあり、H.P.100 4106
エラストマーの硬さは、65乃至75の範囲にある。ASTM D
412−87試験法で試験したとき、H.P.100 4099エラスト
マーの極限引張り強さは、1,100 psi以上、H.P.100 410
6エラストマーの極限引張り強さは、1,000 psi以上であ
り、シリコンエラストマーの各々の極限延びは、500％
以上である。D624-86試験法で試験したとき、シリコン
エラストマーの各々は、250 psi以上の引き裂き抵抗を
有する。エラストマーコア１６は、H.P.100 4099及びH.
P.100 4106の複合物から成るものとして開示されている
が、このエラストマーコア１６は、自然の椎間板の特徴
を提供する任意のエラストマー材料で形成することが出
来る。
【００１９】板１２、１４は、重量比で約90％のチタニ
ウム、重量比で約６％のアルミニウム、及び重量比で約
４％ のバナジウムを有するチタニウム−バナジウム−
アルミニウム合金のような、生体に適合可能な金属で形
成することが望ましい。板１２、１４は、チタニウム−
バナジウム−アルミニウム合金で形成されるものとして
開示されているが、これらの板は、複合プラスチック材
料等のような任意の適当な生体に適合可能な材料で形成
することが出来るが、これらにのみ限定されるものでは
ない。
【００２０】板１２、１４は、金属ブロックから加工す
る。しかし、板１２、１４は、例えば、鋳造のようなそ
の他の方法で製造してもよい。多孔性被覆６６−７４を
形成する球状粒子をこれらの板の上に載せ、板を粒子と
共に高温の加熱炉中に入れ、粒子を板に固着することに
より、板１２、１４に焼結することが望ましい。
【００２１】プロテーゼ５を製造するためには、被覆６
６−７４を所定位置に有する板１２、１４をメチルエチ
ルケトン、又は同様の試薬浴中で約25分間、洗浄する。
次に、板をアルカリ洗浄溶液で洗浄し、蒸留水で水洗い
をする。次に、これらの板を硫酸酸洗い溶液のような酸
溶液に浸漬し、蒸留水で水洗いする。次に、例えば、硝
酸フッ化水素酸溶液でこれらの板を腐食させ、板から酸
化被覆物を除去する。次に、板を蒸留水で水洗いし、コ
ア１６に接着される板の全面に塩化ヘプタン／メチレン
中のDC−1107の約５％溶液のようなプライマーを塗布す
る。このプライマーは、 約２時間以内で塗布する。DC−
1107は、ダウ・コーニングが製造している。次に、板は
金型内に入れ、エラストマー材料を金型中に流動させ、
リブ５０、５１、５２及び被覆６８、７０、７２、７４
に接着させる。次に、そのエラストマーを硬化させる。
【００２２】
【発明の効果】脊柱椎間板５に曲げモーメント及び／又
は並進力が加えられると、凹状面４０の一側部の延伸に
起因する応力は、直線状の側部を有する周縁コアと比べ
て、コアと板との交差部分で小さくなる。このため、こ
れらの板がエラストマーコアから分離する傾向が軽減さ
れる。
【００２３】また、板１２、１４の一方とコア１６との
間に亀裂が生じた場合、その亀裂は、板とコアとの間の
境界を横断して広がる場合、リブ５０、５１、５２の一
つに達したとき、その方向を変更する。亀裂が広がり続
ける場合と比べて、リブが存在するとき、亀裂がかかる
方向変化する可能性は少ない。このため、板１２、１４
がコア１６から分離する可能性は最小となる。
【００２４】当業者は、本発明の上記の説明からその改
良、変更及び改造例が案出されよう。当業者の能力の範
囲のかかる改良、変更及び改造例は、特許請求の範囲に
包含されるべきものである。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明による人工脊柱椎間板が嵌め込まれた間
の脊柱の立面図である。
【図２】図１の人工脊柱椎間板の斜視図である。
【図３】図２の脊柱椎間板の立面図である。
【図４】図３の脊柱椎間板の一部である板の平面図であ
る。
【図５】図４の線５−５に沿った図４の板の断面図であ
る。
【図６】図５の板の一部分の拡大断面図である。
【図７】図４の板の底面図である。
【符号の説明】
５ 脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ ６、７ 椎骨 １２ 上方剛性板 １４ 下方剛性
板 １６ エラストマーコア ２２、２４ 面 ３０ 上方部分 ３２ 上方部分
の外周面 ３４ 下方部分 ３６ 下方部分
の外周面 ３８ コアの中間部分 ４６ 板の凸状
側部 ４８ 板の凹状側部 ５６ 板の凹所
側部 ５０、５１、５２、５４ リブ ６０ 面取り部分 ６２ 突起 ６６、６８、７０、７２、７４ 多孔性被覆
───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 カール・アール・マクミリン アメリカ合衆国オハイオ州44141，ブレ ックスヴィル，ウォーブラーズ・ロース ト 6099 (72)発明者 カリ・ビー・ジマーズ アメリカ合衆国オハイオ州44266，ラベ ンナ，ウエスト・リデル・アベニュー 889 (56)参考文献 特開 平４−303444（ＪＰ，Ａ) 特開 平３−275055（ＪＰ，Ａ) 特開 平２−215461（ＪＰ，Ａ) 特開 平５−317407（ＪＰ，Ａ) (58)調査した分野(Int.Cl.6，ＤＢ名) A61F 2/44

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    (57)【特許請求の範囲】
  1. 【請求項１】 損傷した脊柱椎間板を交換するための脊
    柱椎間板プロテーゼにして、上方剛性板と、 下方剛性板と、 前記板の間に介装されかつ該板に固着されたエラストマ
    ーコアであって、前記上方板から伸長する上方部分であ
    って、前記上方板に対して略垂直に伸長する外周面を有
    する上方部分と、前記下方板から伸長する下方部分であ
    って、前記下方板に対して略垂直に伸長する外周面を有
    する下方部分と、前記上方及び下方部分の間を伸長する
    中間部分であって、凹状の外周面を有する中間部分と、
    を有するエラストマーコアと、を備えることを特徴とす
    る脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ。
  2. 【請求項２】 請求項１に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ
    にして、前記コアの前記上方部分及び下方部分が前記板
    の各々の厚さを実質的に上廻る厚さを有することを特徴
    とする脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ。
  3. 【請求項３】 請求項１に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ
    にして、前記上方板が第一の面内に位置する下側面を有
    し、前記下方板が第二の面内に位置する上側面を有し、
    前記第一の面が前記第二の面に対して角度を成して伸長
    することを特徴とする脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ。
  4. 【請求項４】 請求項３に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ
    にして、前記第一の面が前記第二の面に対して約３°の
    角度で伸長することを特徴とする脊柱椎間板プロテー
    ゼ。
  5. 【請求項５】 請求項１に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ
    にして、前記板の各々が前記エラストマーコアに接着さ
    れかつ該コア内に伸長する少なくとも一つのリブを備え
    ることを特徴とする脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ。
  6. 【請求項６】 請求項５に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ
    にして、前記リブが前記板の外周面と略同一の形状を有
    することを特徴とする脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ。
  7. 【請求項７】 請求項５に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ
    にして、前記板の各々が前記エラストマーコア内に伸長
    する複数のリブを備えることを特徴とする脊柱椎間板プ
    ロテーゼ。
  8. 【請求項８】 損傷した脊柱椎間板を交換するための脊
    柱椎間板プロテーゼにして、上方剛性板と、 下方剛性板と、 前記板の間に介装されかつ該板に固着されたエラストマ
    ーコアとを備え、 前記上方板及び下方板の各々が、該板が前記コアから分
    離するのに抵抗し得るように、前記エラストマーコアに
    接着されかつ該コア内に伸長する少なくとも一つのリブ
    を備えることを特徴とする脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ。
  9. 【請求項９】 請求項８に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ
    にして、前記リブが前記板の外周面と略同一の形状を有
    することを特徴とする脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ。
  10. 【請求項１０】 請求項９に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテー
    ゼにして、前記板及び前記コアがインゲン豆状の形状で
    あることを特徴とする脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ。
  11. 【請求項１１】 請求項８に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテー
    ゼにして、前記板の各々が前記エラストマーコアに接着
    され且つ該コア内に伸長する複数のリブを備えることを
    特徴とする脊柱椎間板プロテーゼ。
  12. 【請求項１２】 請求項１１に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテ
    ーゼにして、前記複数のリブが同心状であり、前記板の
    外周面と略同一の形状を有することを特徴とする脊柱椎
    間板プロテーゼ。
  13. 【請求項１３】 請求項８に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテー
    ゼにして、前記板の各々が前記エラストマーコアから外
    方に伸長するリブを備え、該外方に伸長するリブが前記
    板に凹所及び前記凹所内に配置される多孔性の粒子被覆
    を形成していることを特徴とする脊柱椎間板プロテー
    ゼ。
  14. 【請求項１４】 請求項８に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテー
    ゼにして、前記エラストマーコアが、前記上方板から伸
    長する上方部分であって、前記上方板に対して略垂直に
    伸長する外周面を有する上方部分と、前記下方板から伸
    長する下方部分であって、前記下方板に対して略垂直に
    伸長する外周面を有する下方部分と、前記第一及び第二
    の部分の間を伸長する中間部分であって、凹状の外周面
    を有する中間部分と、を備えることを特徴とする脊柱椎
    間板プロテーゼ。
  15. 【請求項１５】 請求項１４に記載の脊柱椎間板プロテ
    ーゼにして、前記上方部分が前記コアの厚さの約31％、
    前記下方部分が前記コアの厚さの約31％、前記中間部分
    が前記コアの厚さの約３８％であることを特徴とする脊
    柱椎間板プロテーゼ。
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