Intersomatic setting and fusion system
AssigneeScient'x (Societe a Responsabilite Limitee)
InventorsJacques Benezech, Albert Alby
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Abstract
A system for intersomatic fusion and setting of vertebrae. The system includes at least one open internal cage arranged for receiving spongy bone or bone substitute and is designed to be interposed between two vertebrae during diskectomy. The cage (1) includes on its anterior face (5) an external element forming a plate (12) extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the insertion plane of the cage (1), and has at each of its ends an anchor device (13,14) adapted for anchoring to at least two adjacent vertebrae to be secured to each other by the cage (1). The system can be separated into two parts, the cage and the plate.
Claims9
An intersomatic fusion and setting system for vertebrae comprising:
- at least one open internal case arranged for receiving spongy bone or bone substitute and designed to be interposed between two adjacent vertebrae during diskectomy;
- an external plate extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to an insertion plane of the cage, on either side thereof, the external plate having an anchor device adapted for anchoring the cage to at least to two adjacent vertebrae that are to be secured together by the cage, wherein said external plate is configured to be selectively attached to said cage;
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- wherein the cage has an anterior wall, a posterior wall, and side walls that form a rigid parallelepiped shape and profile that are customized for placement in a intervertebral space between two adjacent vertebrae.
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