Patent ID: 8226721

Claim:
A method of implanting an intervertebral disk prosthesis, comprising: a) inserting a first fixing element of the intervertebral disk prosthesis in an intervertebral space between two vertebrae around one side of the dura mater; b) causing the inserted first fixing element to turn so as to place it beyond the dura mater in an anchoring location; c) anchoring the inserted first fixing element in one of the vertebrae; d) when necessary, repeating steps a), b), and c) for a second fixing element; e) introducing first and second prosthesis elements of the intervertebral disk prosthesis around at least one side of the dura mater; and f) causing each of the first and second prosthesis elements to cooperate with one of the anchored first and second fixing elements, wherein cooperation faces of the first fixing element and of the first prosthesis element, respectively, are fixed in opposition to each other and wherein active faces of the first prosthesis element and the second prosthesis element are disposed in moveable opposition to each other, one of the active faces being concave and the other of the active faces being convex.