Patent ID: 9579217
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A surgical method comprising: providing a first prosthesis, wherein the first prosthesis comprises an articulating component, wherein the articulating component comprises an articulating surface; providing a second prosthesis, wherein the second prosthesis comprises an articulating component, wherein the articulating component comprises an articulating surface; providing one or more fixation elements; and attaching the first and second prosthesis via the one or more fixation elements into one or more vertebrae; wherein the articulating surface of the first prosthesis articulates with respect to a superior vertebra and wherein the articulating surface of the second prosthesis articulates with respect to an inferior vertebra, wherein the first prosthesis is independent from the second prosthesis, wherein the articulating surface of the first prosthesis is positioned adjacent the articulating surface of the second prosthesis, wherein the articulating surface of the first or second prosthesis having a concrete shape with a variable radius of curvature, and wherein a proximal end of the one or more fixation elements includes a drive feature.