Intervertebral fusion cage
AssigneeMedacta International SA
InventorsFrancesco Siccardi, Meinrad Fiechter, Matteo Metzger, Marco Riva
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Abstract
An intervertebral fusion cage for the fusion of two vertebral bodies of the vertebral column comprises a first portion and a second portion opposite the first, both having a planar conformation axially elongated along a central axis. The first and the second portion have respective contact surfaces for receiving, in abutment, a respective vertebral body. The cage can also comprise a gripping area for connection with a positioning device. The first and the second portion are hinged to each other along a hinge axis so as to be able to rotate relatively in relation to each other with a continuous movement.
Claims15
An intervertebral fusion cage for the fusion of two vertebral bodies of the vertebral column, comprising a first portion and a second portion opposite the first, both having a planar conformation axially elongated along a central axis, said first and said second portion having respective contact surfaces for receiving, in abutment, a respective vertebral body;
- wherein said first and said second portion are hinged to each other along a hinge axis so as to mutually rotate with a continuous movement;
- wherein said gripping area comprises two gripping points integral with said first and said second portion;
- wherein the two gripping points comprise a threaded gripping point and a smooth gripping point.
The cage according to 1, wherein a first of the two gripping points is integral with said first portion and a second of the two gripping points is integral with said second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.