Patent ID: 8388686
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An intervertebral implant comprising a central axis, an upper section, configured to contact the base plate of a vertebral body lying above, and a lower section configured to contact the cover plate of a vertebral body lying below, wherein: the upper section has a ventral side area, a dorsal side area, two lateral side areas, a top apposition surface, and a bottom surface; the lower section has a ventral side area, a dorsal side area, two lateral side areas, a bottom apposition surface, and a top surface; and the upper and lower sections are moveable in relation to each other via two joints arranged between the upper and lower sections, wherein: each of the joints has a swivel axis and the two swivel axes are arranged transversely or perpendicular to each other; and the two joints comprise an upper joint element connected with the upper section, a central joint element, and a lower joint element connected with the lower section, wherein: each joint comprises a wedge member having a tip that extends along a length of the wedge member, the tip configured to bear against the central joint element in a way that allows tilting around the respective swivel axis.