Patent ID: 11872138
Assignee: LDR MEDICAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. The prosthetic disc assembly of claim 8, wherein translation of the core relative to the second vertebral plate is restricted by engagement of pairs of male and female members, wherein the male members are located on sided edges of the core and the female members are located on the second vertebral plate, wherein each of the male members is slightly smaller than an engaging female member to allow slight travel between the core and the second vertebral plate, wherein each opening of the one or more guide openings includes a guide surface sloping between the first endplate surface and the first internal surface, wherein the guide surface is configured to engage a plate surface of each bone anchor of the plurality of bone anchors, and wherein the guide surface sets an angle of each bone anchor of the plurality of bone anchors relative to the first endplate surface of the first vertebral plate.