Patent ID: 8945226
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A vertebral column support device for insertion between a first spinal vertebra and a second spinal vertebra, comprising: a hollow frame having a top load bearing surface and a bottom load bearing surface, wherein the top load bearing surface and the bottom load bearing surface each include at least one opening allowing access to at least one interior area of the frame; a first surface having at least a portion that is opaque to x-rays attached between the top load bearing surface and the bottom load bearing surface and a second surface having at least a portion that is opaque to x-rays extending between the top load bearing surface and the bottom load bearing surface; third and fourth surfaces extending between the second surface and the first surface, each of the third and fourth surface comprising a solid panel which is at least x-ray translucent wherein the solid panels are surrounded by material that is opaque to x-rays; and wherein the top load bearing surface comprises a first frictional surface for applying frictional forces between the top load bearing surface and an adjacent bone surface; and the bottom load bearing surface comprises a second frictional surface for applying frictional forces between the bottom load bearing surface and an adjacent bone surface.