Intervertebral cage for spinal implant
OwnerDae Jean Joinventor
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Abstract
An intervertebral cage for spinal implants is provided. The intervertebral cage includes a front portion, a right lateral portion, a left lateral portion, a rear portion, a top portion and a bottom portion. A vertical dimension of the front portion is larger than a vertical dimension of the rear portion. A vertical dimension of the right portion is larger than a vertical dimension of the left portion. A vertical dimension of a connection between the left and rear portions is smaller than a vertical dimension of a connection between the right and front portions.
Claims3
An intervertebral cage for spinal implants, the intervertebral cage comprising:
- a front side;
- a right lateral side;
- a left lateral side;
- a rear side;
- a top side;
- and
- a bottom side,
- wherein the intervertebral cage is substantially cuboid with trapezoidal cross-section, the front side being thicker than the rear side, the right lateral side being thicker than the left lateral side, a thickness of the intervertebral cage decreasing along an anterior-posterior axis with a vertical dimension of the front side being a largest and a vertical dimension of the rear side being a smallest,
- wherein cross-sections of the intervertebral cage perpendicular to the anterior-posterior axis comprise a slanting portion and a flat portion of a predetermined length in the to side and the bottom side,
- wherein at least one of the top side and the bottom side has a slippage preventing structure formed thereon,
- wherein the slippage preventing structure includes a hooked structure, and
- wherein the hooked structure comprises a fixing portion and a movable hook, the movable hook being configured to self-rotate in accordance with an orientation of insertion of the intervertebral cage between vertebrae.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.