Spinal cage assembly
AssigneeHowmedica, Inc.
InventorsPeter Metz-Stavenhagen, Bernd Robioneck
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Abstract
A spinal cage assembly has an inner sleeve-shaped tubular body which telescopes into or through an outer tubular sleeve-shaped body from either a first or second end thereof. Each inner and outer sleeve is made of one-piece construction made of a physiologically compatible metal. Both sleeve-shaped bodies have multiple holes therein and can be secured at different heights relative to one another. At least one of the sleeve-shaped bodies has two edges which form a different angle of between about 3° and about 6° with respect to the transverse axis of the sleeve-shaped bodies. An edge having a different angle is exposed depending on which end of the inner body is inserted into or through the outer body.
Claims30
A spinal cage assembly comprising an inner sleeve-shaped tubular body which telescopes into or through an outer tubular sleeve-shaped body from either a first or second end thereof, each inner and outer sleeve is of one-piece construction made of a physiologically compatible metal, wherein both sleeve-shaped bodies have multiple holes therein, and can be secured at different heights relative to one another;
- wherein at least one of the sleeve-shaped bodies has two edges which form a different angle of between about 3° and about 6° with respect to the transverse axis of the sleeve-shaped bodies such than an edge having a different angle is exposed depending on which end of said inner body is inserted into or through said outer body.
A spinal cage assembly comprising an inner sleeve-shaped tubular body which telescopes into or through an outer tubular sleeve-shaped body, each inner and outer sleeve is of one-piece construction made of a physiologically compatible metal, wherein both sleeve-shaped bodies have multiple holes therein, and can be secured at different heights relative to one another, wherein at least one of the sleeve-shaped bodies has two edges which form a different angle of between about 3° and about 6° with respect to the transverse axis of the sleeve-shaped bodies such that an edge having a different angle is exposed depending on which end of said inner body is inserted into or through said outer body.
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