Patent ID: 7691131
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An intervertebral connecting device, which is intended to connect at least two vertebrae together, this device being characterized in that it includes: at least one stationary element, connectable to a vertebra or the sacrum and including a head portion, at least one mobile connecting element capable of moving with respect to the at least one stationary element, said at least one mobile connecting element extending between an external upper surface and an external lower surface and including an opening extending through said external lower surface, said opening configured to facilitate passage of said head therethrough, at least one intermediate element having a ring shaped exterior allowing the articulation of the at least one mobile element with respect to the at least one stationary element, in that the intermediate element is received in a first interior volume of said mobile element, in that the stationary element is received at least partially in a second interior volume of the intermediate element, means for allowing a connection through translation of said stationary element with respect to said intermediate element, this means of connection in translation including the periphery of an outlet defined in the second interior volume of the at least one intermediate element.