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

Claim 16:
17. The intervertebral implant of claim 14, wherein translation of the core relative to the second 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 plate, wherein a dimension of each of the male members is substantially identical to a same dimension of the engaging female member to prevent any travel between the core and the second plate, wherein a center of articulation is vertically aligned with a vertex of a curved surface of articulation, the center of articulation being vertically aligned with a geometric center of the first plate but offset relative to a geometric center of the second plate in at least one direction perpendicular to a vertical axis of a spinal column, wherein the offset of the geometric centers of the first and second plates engenders an offset of the first and second plates in at least one direction perpendicular to the vertical axis of the spinal column.