Patent ID: 7364589
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A prosthetic device for insertion into an intervertebral space, comprising a first component having a first recess formed therein, the first recess defining a substantially concave recess surface of the first component, the first component having a bearing surface with a size and a shape configured for engagement with a first vertebral body adjacent the intervertebral space, a second component having a second recess formed therein, the second recess defining a substantially planar recess surface, the second component having a bearing surface with a size and a shape configured for engagement with a second vertebral body adjacent the intervertebral space, and a projection member having a flange portion adapted to engage the second recess surface and a projection portion adapted to engage the first recess surface, the flange portion and projection portion being configured to allow translational movement in all directions along the substantially planar recess surface between the first and second components.