Patent ID: 7850697
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for replacing a spinal disc in a spinal column, said apparatus comprising: a first end; a second opposite end; first and second lateral sides extending between said first and second ends; an outer surface engageable with a first vertebra of the spinal column; first and second rails extending from said outer surface, said first rail having a length extending generally transverse to said first and second ends, said second rail having a length extending generally transverse to said first rail, said first rail including a plurality of projections extending from said outer surface; a resilient core having a first surface and a second surface; a first retaining device connected to said first surface of said resilient core, said first retaining device having said outer surface engageable with the first vertebra of the spinal column and an inner surface facing said first surface of said resilient core, said first retaining device including a first mounting member and a first retaining member, said first retaining member having an inner surface affixed to said first surface of said core, said first mounting member including an inner surface facing said core and spaced from said first surface of said core, said first mounting member including said first and second rails; and a second retaining device connected to said second surface of said resilient core, said second retaining device having an outer surface engageable with a second vertebra of the spinal column and an inner surface facing said second surface of said resilient core.