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KR100973034B1 - Intervertebral implant comprising dome-shaped joint surfaces - Google Patents
KR100973034B1
KR100973034B1 KR1020067001586A KR20067001586A KR100973034B1 KR 100973034 B1 KR100973034 B1 KR 100973034B1 KR 1020067001586 A KR1020067001586 A KR 1020067001586A KR 20067001586 A KR20067001586 A KR 20067001586A KR 100973034 B1 KR100973034 B1 KR 100973034B1
KR1020067001586A
KR20060061337A (en
2003-07-22 Application filed by 신세스 게엠바하 filed Critical 신세스 게엠바하
2006-06-07 Publication of KR20060061337A publication Critical patent/KR20060061337A/en
2010-07-30 Publication of KR100973034B1 publication Critical patent/KR100973034B1/en
The present invention comprises a central axis (2), an upper structure (3) and a lower structure (4);
The upper structure (3) has an upper attaching surface (5) formed to be suitable for being positioned adjacent to an upper portion of the base plate of the human body adjacent to the spine; The lower structure (4) has a lower attachment surface (6) adapted to be positioned adjacent to the lower portion of the base plate of the human body adjacent to the spine; One of the upper and lower structures 3 and 4 includes a convex joint portion 12 having a first joint surface A, and the other of the upper and lower structures 3 and 4 is a first joint surface A. And a second joint surface B fixed to slide on the upper surface, and the convex joint portion 12 and the connecting lid portion 13 form a joint portion 9, and the joint portion 9 While the upper and lower structures 3 and 4 are rotatable relative to each other with respect to at least one or more rotational axes, one of the upper and lower structures 3 and 4 includes at least one coupling means 20 and the coupling In the intervertebral implant (1) by means of means (20) the upper and lower structures (3,4) are joined together without being impaired in the rotational capacity of the joint (9); The coupling means 20 has an axial spacing X between the upper and lower structures 3 and 4 at any joint of the joint 9 greater than zero.
Implants, Joints, Spine, Inserts
Intervertebral implant with hemispherical articular surface {INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT COMPRISING DOME-SHAPED JOINT SURFACES}
The present invention relates to intervertebral intervertebral implants and in particular to intervertebral intervertebral discs, as in the preamble of claim 1.
After removal of the nucleus of the intervertebral disc or intervertebral disc of the damaged human body, the intervertebral space between two adjacent vertebral bodies has recently been replaced by implants or prostheses. The purpose of implanting such implants is to cause as natural a condition as possible. In particular, the original height of the intervertebral disc, ie the original distance between two adjacent vertebral bodies is restored. In addition, the movement between adjacent interconnected vertebral bodies can be performed without being disturbed by the natural behavior of the spine. For this purpose, it is essential to preserve the flexion, the length, and the possibility of movement of the vertebral body, as well as the lateral bending of the intervertebral body within the limits of the natural state, ie, before and after bending movements. Ligaments and muscles located along the spine are left intact, essentially intact, to further stabilize the movement of the mechanical substitutes of the intervertebral discs.
Such intervertebral implants can be known from WO 01/01893 (Marnay). The prior art implant comprises a cover plate at the top and bottom, an outer surface that can be located on the base plate and a cover plate adjacent to the spinal body, respectively, and a joint portion provided between the cover plate.
The joint part is basically composed of a hemispherical first joint part and a corresponding connecting cover as a second joint part so that the cover plates can rotate about multiple axes with each other. A disadvantage of the intervertebral implant according to the prior art is that although the two cover plates are connected to each other by joints, the joint and the entire implant can in turn only be combined using a special device.
The intervertebral implant according to US Pat. No. 5,895,428 (Berry) comprises a coupling means for coupling said joint parts together. A disadvantage of the intervertebral implant according to the prior art is that during the peristaltic movement of the two joints, the coupling means also slide with respect to the other side, without any gap or lubrication film formed of body fluid between the coupling means.
The present invention seeks to solve this problem. An object of the present invention is to provide a spinal intervertebral implant having a joint part which is manufactured by a machine capable of rotational movement and which has an oil film formed by a body fluid between the sliding surfaces so as to be formed between the sliding surfaces. To provide.
This object can be achieved by a intervertebral intervertebral implant, in particular an artificial intervertebral disc, having the features of claim 1.
Further advantages of the invention are specified by the dependent claims.
The advantages according to the invention are basically shown in the results of the intervertebral implants according to the invention.
ㆍ joints with only a pair of joint faces,
During mutual rotational movement of the joint part, the coupling means, which converge with each other, always have a distance in the physically required range, and consequently, do not interfere with the movement of the joint part,
The oil film of the human body may be formed on the sliding surface. Therefore, wear and erosion of the sliding surface is reduced,
The coupling means for securing the intervertebral implants to each other comprises a geometrically simple component,
Production costs are reduced, and
Since the joints are connected to the cover plate, there is no fear that they will move or cause damage to surrounding tissues.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention said spacing X is at least 0.005 mm, preferably at least 0.05 mm. This shows the advantage that a lubricating film of thickness X made of body fluid can be formed between the sliding surfaces. In addition, the articulation surface can be protected from being damaged by additional temporary fastening means.
According to another embodiment of the invention, the spacing X is at most 0.5 mm, preferably at most 0.6 mm.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the coupling means may be connected to one of the upper and lower structures, and comprises a fixing device that is loosely fixed to the other of the upper and lower structures. The advantages of simple operation of the fixing means can achieve the effect of reducing the production cost.
The convex joint portion is preferably opened on the top of the convex joint portion, where the fixing device is to be separated in the axial direction until it stops on the wall of the cavity space after the axial spacing X is exceeded. It has a cavity space that can be. The simple action of the coupling means can result in a reduction in production costs.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the convex joint portion includes a spherical first joint surface A, and the connection cover portion includes a second joint surface B corresponding to the first joint surface. An advantage of the spherical articular surface is that the upper and lower structures can rotate about multiple axes with each other.
The size of the joint surface depends on the application, but in various embodiments, the radius of the first joint surface of the convex spherical joint portion is 3 mm to 25 mm, preferably 4 mm to 20 mm.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the convex joint portion and the connecting lid portion are made of a pair of metal / plastic materials. This has the following advantages.
Combinations of already proven joint replacement materials such as, for example, a highly cross-linked polyethylene (X-UHMWPE) and cobalt / chromium alloys can be used,
Frictional force is generated while the relative slippage of the sliding surface occurs, and
ㆍ It has the effect of reducing the impact load in the axial direction.
According to another embodiment of the invention the joint surfaces (A, B) are coated with titanium carbide or amorphous carbon (ADLC), thereby significantly reducing the coefficient of friction.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, two upper and lower structures are coated with titanium on the bonding surface.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the attaching surface is convex, and is formed to suit the original upper and lower surfaces of the adjacent spinal body, respectively.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, a macroscopic object is provided on the attaching surface of the upper and lower structures, and preferably a protrusion is used.
According to various embodiments, the protrusion may be as follows.
Mimimid projections,
At least one wedge piece provided on a straight line in front and back of the corresponding pasting surface and symmetrical to at least one central plane;
Toothed tooth portion formed symmetrically with respect to the center plane.
By virtue of the visible structure, on the one hand the torsion about the axis of rotation across the abutment surface can be transmitted from the body of the vertebrae to the intervertebral implant, on the other hand, the increase in the area where the bone can be joined is advantageous. do. An advantage of the teeth is that the teeth can be more easily inserted into the distal plate of the adjacent spinal body. The pyramidal protrusions preferably have a volume of 0.12 mm 3 to 1.4 mm 3.
According to another embodiment of the invention, the protrusions are coated at least in part with a mixture of Hydroxylapatite or bi-phased Hydroxylapatite phosphate, so that the two substances completely cover the bone. Or, the original bone tissue may be replaced by new material.
In accordance with the present specification, the geometry is described below, and the dimensions below can be adapted to suit various embodiments.
The cavity space is cylindrical and coaxial with the central axis,
The cavity has a diameter of 6 mm to 20 mm,
The height of the hollow space is from 0.5 mm to 8 mm measured in a direction parallel to the central axis,
The cavity has a structure coaxial with the central axis and ending at the joint surface A of the convex joint part,
The structure is cylindrical and coaxial with the central axis, and
The diameter d of the structure is 30% to 75% of the diameter D of the cavity space.
The present invention and the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below based on partial schematic diagrams of the embodiments.
1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a spinal liver implant according to the present invention,
Figure 2 is a side view showing an embodiment according to the present invention shown in Figure 1,
3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the intervertebral implant according to the present invention shown in Figures 1 and 2,
4 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the intervertebral implant according to the present invention shown in Figures 1 to 3,
5 is a perspective view showing the upper structure of the intervertebral implant according to the present invention,
6 is a side view showing the upper structure according to the embodiment of the intervertebral implant according to the present invention as shown in FIG.
7 is a side view showing the superstructure according to another embodiment of the intervertebral implant according to the present invention; and
8 is a rear view showing the superstructure according to the embodiment of the intervertebral implant shown in FIG.
Embodiments of the intervertebral implant 1 according to the invention shown in FIGS. 1-4 have an upper gluing surface 5 transverse to a central axis 2 for being provided on a base plate of an adjacent upper part of the vertebral body. An upper structure 3, a lower structure 4 having a lower sticking surface 7 across the central axis 2 to be provided in a cover plate of an adjacent lower portion of the vertebral body, and the upper and lower structures 3, 4. It comprises a joint portion (9) provided between the upper and lower structures (3,4) for the joint connection of. The joint part 9 has two components, wherein the convex joint part 12 is spherical in shape and is connected to the substructure 4 and the connecting lid part corresponding to the convex joint part 12. 13 is connected to the superstructure 3. The upper structure 3 and the connecting lid 13 are for example made of titanium or cobalt-chromium alloy and the lower structure 4 is made of plastic, for example. Consists of two parts.
The convex joint portion 12 is concentric with the central axis 2 and converges toward the bottom surface 6 of the upper structure 3. The connecting lid 13 is also concentric with the central axis 2 and the opening of the connecting lid 13 faces towards the top surface 8 of the lower structure 4. The fixing device 15 for coupling the upper and lower structures 3 and 4 to each other is concentric with the central axis 2 and includes a pin 16. The coupling device rear end 25 has a spigot portion 30 provided on the surface of the coupling device penetrating the connecting cover 13, the coupling device is fixed to the upper structure (3). The coupling device has an extension 26 in the form of a circular disk with a larger diameter, which extension 26 is provided at the front end 27 of the pin 16. The convex joint portion 12 has an opening 28, which is coaxial with the central axis 2, starting from the converging portion of the convex joint portion 12, and the convex joint portion ( 12) ends in a cylindrical cavity space 29 having a larger diameter. The structure of the fixing device 15 in the opening 28 and the cavity space 29 is that the pin 16 and the expansion portion 26 are respectively the opening 28 and the cavity. The space is formed so as to be located in the spaces separated from each other in the space 29, and the space formed by the fixing device 15 is consequently greater than zero between the first joint surface A and the second joint surface B. Allow large gaps to form. The diameter of the opening 28 is such that the convex joint part 12 and the connecting cover part 13, that is, the upper and lower structure 3 and 4 to which they are fixed, are not prevented from moving in the joint part 9. Smaller than the diameter of the disc-shaped plate 26 so as to be axially fixed to each other. The length of the pin 16 is such that, on any joint of the joint 9, the extension 26 on the front end 27 of the pin 16 is between the opening 18 and the cavity space 29. It is determined to stop only after the movement of crosses the interval X.
As shown in FIG. 4, the upper and lower structures 3 and 4 have a back face 31 and 41, a back face 32 and 42, and two side faces 33, 34, 43 and 44. Each is configured to include. In addition, the two attachment surfaces 5, 7 have convex structures and are provided with protrusions 18. The center plane 35 is located midway between the sides 33, 34, 43, 44, in which case the center plane forms a plane of symmetry with respect to the intervertebral implant 1. In addition, the two abutment surfaces 5, 7 are symmetrical with respect to the center plane 2 and end at least on the masking surfaces 31, 41, for example to be received in the arms of a traction device (not shown). Form two suitable parallel grooves 39. In this case, the protrusion 18 is composed of a miramid-type protrusion (38).
In addition to the pyramid-shaped protrusions 38 shown in FIG. 4, the protrusions 18 as shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 have wedge pieces 36 formed on each of the upper attaching surface 5 and the lower attaching surface 7. The wedge piece is longer than the pyramidal protrusion 38 and is located on the upper and lower attachment surfaces 5 and 7 and is parallel to a straight line located on the center plane 35 (FIG. 4). The height of the wedge piece 38 decreases toward the masking surface 32 so that the intervertebral implant 1 can be easily inserted into the intervertebral space.
Another embodiment of the protrusion 18 is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. A toothed tooth shape 37 longer than the pyramidal protrusion 38 is provided in part so that the inclined side faces the masking surface 31. In this state, the tooth portions 37 are formed along a straight line on the center surface 35 (FIG. 4) and extend from the back surface 31 to the back surface 32.
5-8 show only exemplary forms of the superstructure 3. The same structure as the projection 18, the wedge piece 36 (FIGS. 5 and 6) or the toothed portion 37 (FIGS. 7 and 8) provided with the miramid-shaped protrusion 38 is similar to the lower part. It can be applied to the structure (4).
A central axis 2, an upper structure 3 and a lower structure 4;
The upper structure (3) has an upper attachment surface (5) formed to be positioned adjacent to an upper portion of the base plate of the body adjacent to the spine;
The lower structure (4) has a lower attachment surface (6) formed to be positioned adjacent to the lower portion of the base plate of the human body adjacent to the spine;
One of the upper and lower structures 3 and 4 includes a convex joint portion 12 having a first joint surface A, and the other of the upper and lower structures 3 and 4 is the first joint surface A. And a connecting cover portion 13 having a second joint surface B fixed to slide on
The convex joint part 12 and the connecting cover part 13 form a joint part 9, by which the upper and lower structure 3, 4 are relative to each other with respect to at least one rotation axis. While rotatable with
One of the upper and lower structure (3, 4) comprises at least one coupling means 20, by means of the coupling means 20, the upper and lower structure (3, 4) to the rotational capacity of the joint portion (9) In the intervertebral implant (1) to be bonded to each other without damage;
The coupling means 20 is such that the axial distance (X) between the first joint surface (A) and the second joint surface (B) is greater than zero,
The upper and lower structures 3 and 4 have a three-dimensional structure on the attaching surfaces 5 and 7, and
Intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that the upper and lower structures (3,4), the convex joint portion (12) and the connecting cover portion (13) are each formed of separate components.
The interval X is intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that formed in 0.005mm or more.
The interval X is intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that formed in less than 0.5mm.
The coupling means 20 is characterized in that it comprises a fixing device 15 can be coupled to one of the upper and lower structures (3,4) and loosely fixed to the other of the upper and lower structures (3,4) Spinal Liver Implants (1).
The convex joint part 12 is opened on the top 30 of the convex joint part 12 and stops on the wall of the cavity space after the fixing device 15 exceeds the axial spacing X. Intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that it comprises a cavity space 29 that can be separated in the axial direction until.
The convex joint portion 12 has a convex joint portion 12 includes a spherical first joint surface A, and the connecting cover portion 13 has a second joint surface B corresponding to the first joint surface. Intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that comprises a).
Intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that the radius of the first joint surface of the convex hemispherical joint portion 12 is between 3mm to 25mm.
Intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that the radius of the first joint surface of the convex hemispherical joint portion 12 is between 4mm and 20mm.
The convex joint part 12 and the connecting cover part 13 are intervertebral implants, characterized in that each of the metal and plastic, plastic and metal, metal and metal, or a pair of materials of plastic and plastic (One).
The joint surface (A, B) is intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that the coating is titanium carbide (titanium carbide) or amorphous carbon (Amorphous carbon) (ADLC).
The two upper and lower structures (3,4) are intervertebral implants (1), characterized in that they are coated with titanium on the bonding surface (5,7).
The intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that the attachment surface (5,7) has a convex structure.
The three-dimensional structure is an intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that the projection (18).
The protrusion 18 is intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that it comprises a pyramidal protrusion (38).
The upper and lower structure (3, 4) comprises a back and back 31, 41, 32, 42 and side surfaces 33, 34, 43, 44, respectively,
At the center of the sides 33, 34, 43, 44 there is a central plane 35, and
The projections 18 are at least one wedge piece 36 which is symmetrical with respect to the center plane 35 and is provided on a straight line located at the center plane 35 on each of the attaching surfaces 5, 7. Intervertebral implants, characterized in that comprises a (1).
The protrusion (18) inter-vertebral implant (1), characterized in that it comprises a tooth portion (37) arranged symmetrically with respect to the center plane (35) in the form of a tooth.
The pyramidal protrusions 38 have intervertebral implants (1), which have a volume of 0.12 mm ^ 3 to 1.4 mm ^ 3.
The protrusion 18 is characterized in that the intervertebral implant (1) characterized in that it is coated with a mixture of hydroxyapatite or bi-phased hydroxyapatite phosphate (bi-phased Hydroxylapatite phosphate).
The intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that the cavity space (29) is cylindrical and coaxial with the central axis (2).
Intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that the diameter (D) of the cavity (29) is 6mm to 20mm.
Intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that measured in parallel to the central axis (2), the height (H) of the cavity space (29) is 0.5mm to 8mm.
The cavity space 29 has an intervertebral implant characterized in that it has an opening coaxial with the central axis 2 and ends at the joint surface A of the convex joint portion 12. One).
Intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that the opening (28) is cylindrical.
Intervertebral implant (1), characterized in that the diameter of the opening (28) is 30% to 75% of the diameter (D) of the cavity space (29).
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