US Patent 7566346 Prosthetic implant and method
Patent 7566346 was granted and assigned to X-Spine Systems, Inc. on July, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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An implant having a first member having a first elongated channel and a second member having a second elongated concave channel that becomes generally opposed when the first and second members are mounted to a first and second vertebra. A ball bearing is received in each of the channels to both separate and maintain a predetermined distance between the first and second member and also to facilitate movement in a plane that intersects an axis of the spinal column. The ball bearing is seated in and cooperates with the channels to permit pivotal movement about a plurality of axes. A method for replacing a disc is also shown using the implant.
US Patent 07566346 Prosthetic implant and method US Patent 7566346 Prosthetic implant and method
US Patent 07566346 Prosthetic implant and method
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