Patent ID: 8460380
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intervertebral implant, comprising: a) a head positioned at one end of the implant, said head comprising a conical portion on which an external thread is formed and which is free of openings, and an outer end region formed by a protective elevation which is, if viewed from the outside, convexly curved and free from sharp edges, b) a basic structure formed at an opposite end of the implant, and c) a central portion positioned between the head and the basic structure, wherein said central portion is formed by a plurality of struts extending from the head to the basic structure, has an axial length greater than the head and the basic structure, has openings formed between the head, the struts and the basic structure, the openings extending lengthwise from the conical portion of the head to the basic structure, the openings having lengthwise ends terminating in the central portion not in the conical portion of the head, and has an external thread.