Intervertebrae implant
AssigneeBiedermann Motech GmbH
InventorsLutz Biedermann, Jurgen Harms
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Abstract
An intervertebrae implant comprises two spaced sidewalls 1, 2, a front wall connecting the sidewalls at one end thereof, a back wall connecting the other end of the sidewall and corresponding apertures in the bottom and top surfaces extending transversely to the above-defined walls. In order to lock the implant in a desired position between two adjacent vertebrae a screw 13, 13' is rotatably provided in the front or back wall 3, 4, resp., and adapted to have a portion projecting beyond the bottom or top surface, resp., in a first rotational position and no projecting portion in a second rotational position.
Claims11
An intervertebrae implant comprising
- a hollow body defined by a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced from said first sidewall, a front wall connecting said first and second sidewalls at one end thereof, a back wall connecting said first and second sidewalls at their other end, and having open top and bottom surfaces, and
- screw means supported in said front or back wall for rotation from a first rotational position into a second rotational position,
- said screw means having a member projecting beyond said top or bottom surface in said first rotational position and not projecting beyond said top or bottom surface in said second rotational position of said screw means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.