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Patent US7503935 - Method of laterally inserting an artificial vertebral disk replacement with ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn implant that can be placed between two vertebrae using a lateral insertion method is described. The implant is characterized by having a first end plate and a second end plate with a hemi-cylindrical spacer extending from the second end plate. The hemi-cylindrical spacer fits within a socket on the...http://www.google.com/patents/US7503935?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7503935 - Method of laterally inserting an artificial vertebral disk replacement with translating pivot pointAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7503935 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/981,807Publication dateMar 17, 2009Filing dateNov 5, 2004Priority dateDec 2, 2003Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS20050143820, US20050154462Publication number10981807, 981807, US 7503935 B2, US 7503935B2, US-B2-7503935, US7503935 B2, US7503935B2InventorsJames F. Zucherman, Ken Y. Hsu, Charles J. Winslow, Scott A. Yerby, Steven T. Mitchell, John J. FlynnOriginal AssigneeKyphon SarlExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (155), Non-Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (18), Classifications (28), Legal Events (9) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod of laterally inserting an artificial vertebral disk replacement with translating pivot point
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/526,724, filed on Dec. 2, 2003 and entitled �ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK REPLACEMENT IMPLANT WITH TRANSLATING PIVOT POINT AND LATERAL IMPLANT METHOD,� which is hereby incorporated by reference.
This application is related to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/422,039, filed Oct. 29, 2002, entitled �ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK REPLACEMENT IMPLANT WITH TRANSLATING PIVOT POINT AND METHOD�, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/684,668, filed Oct. 14, 2003, entitled �ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK REPLACEMENT IMPLANT WITH CROSSBAR SPACER AND METHOD�, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/684,669, filed Oct. 14,2003, entitled �ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK REPLACEMENT IMPLANT WITH TRANSLATING PIVOT POINT AND METHOD�, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/422,011, filed Oct. 29, 2002, entitled �TOOLS FOR IMPLANTING AN ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK AND METHOD�, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/685,134, filed Oct. 14, 2003, entitled �TOOLS FOR IMPLANTING AN ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK AND METHOD�, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/422,022, filed Oct. 29, 2002, entitled �ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK REPLACEMENT IMPLANT WITH A SPACER AND METHOD�, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/422,021, filed Oct. 29, 2002, entitled �ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK REPLACEMENT IMPLANT WITH CROSSBAR SPACER AND METHOD�, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/685,011, filed Oct. 14, 2003, entitled �ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK REPLACEMENT IMPLANT WITH SPACER AND METHOD�, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/981,863, filed Nov. 5, 2005, entitled �LATERALLY INSERTABLE ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK REPLACEMENT IMPLANT WITH TRANSLATING PIVOT POINT�, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/982,638, filed Nov. 5, 2004, entitled �LATERALLY INSERTABLE ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK REPLACEMENT IMPLANT WITH A CROSSBAR SPACER�, U.S. patent application No. 10/981,952, filed Nov. 5, 2004, entitled �METHOD OF LATERALLY INSERTING AN ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK REPLACEMENT IMPLANT WITH A CROSSBAR SPACER�, U.S. patent application No. 10/981,923, filed Nov. 5, 2004, entitled �LATERALLY INSERTABLE ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK REPLACEMENT IMPLANT WITH A SPACER�, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/981,945, filed Nov. 5, 2004, entitled �METHOD OF LATERALLY INSERTING AN ARTIFICIAL VERTEBRAL DISK REPLACEMENT IMPLANT WITH A SPACER�, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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