Patent ID: 8152849

Claim:
An implant for permanent or temporary introduction into a human or animal body, the implant comprising: a base body having an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface, the base body further having a load axis along which primarily at least one of tensile and compressive forces are transmissible; and at least one swivel joint formed in one piece with the base body, the at least one swivel joint having a rotary axis formed transversely to the load axis, said rotary axis facilitating at least limited bending of the base body about the rotary axis; wherein the base body comprises a first ring or disc element and a second ring or disc element and wherein the at least one swivel joint comprises first and second ligaments connecting the first ring or disc element to the second ring or disk element, each of the first and second ligaments extends radially inward from the outer wall surface toward a central axis of the base body parallel to the load axis and beyond the inner wall surface of the base body; wherein the first ring or disc element is spaced apart from the second ring or disc element along the central axis of the base body by the first and second ligaments, forming cutouts between the ligaments.