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US 2007/0168032 A1Published application
Flexible vertebral implant
AssigneeNabil L. Muhanna, M.D.
InventorsNabil Muhanna, David Schalliol
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Abstract
A vertebral implant for replacing a biological disk includes a top and bottom plate. The implant further includes flexible coupling that couples together the plates while allowing the same degree of freedom in all axes of motion as the original biological disk.
Claims12
A vertebral implant comprising:
- a first plate;
- a flexible coupling coupled to said first plate;
- and
- a second plate coupled to said flexible coupling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.