Patent ID: 6371987
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A device for connecting vertebrae of the vertebral column comprised of an implant adapted to be placed between the vertebrae, wherein the implant has a hollow space and openings for permitting bone tissue to grow therethrough for connecting the vertebrae, the implant further comprising a hollow connecting portion having sides adapted to be placed against exposed soft bone tissue, wherein the connecting portion has an essentially rotationally symmetrical configuration having an axis of symmetry adapted to extend transversely of a longitudinal direction of the vertebral column and spacer wings projecting from the connecting portion and adapted to be placed against hard bone tissue, wherein the spacer wings extend diametrically from the connecting portion, and wherein each of the sides adapted to be placed against exposed soft bone tissue has a plurality of opening slots adapted to be penetrated by bone tissue, the opening slots having longitudinal axes, the longitudinal axes extending transversely of the axis of symmetry.