Global Patent Index - EP 1848379 A1

EP 1848379 A1 20071031 - INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT

Title (en)

INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT

Title (de)

ZWISCHENWIRBELIMPLANTAT

Title (fr)

IMPLANT INTERVERTEBRAL

Publication

EP 1848379 A1 20071031 (DE)

Application

EP 05700371 A 20050216

Priority

CH 2005000087 W 20050216

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006086895A1] The inventive intervertebral implant (1), in particular an artificial intervertebral disc comprises a central axis (2), a top part (3) and a lower part (4), wherein A) the top part (3) is provided with a top apposition surface (5) which rests on a base plate of a superimposed vertebral body, B) the lower part (4) is provided with a lower apposition surface (6) for resting on the covering plate of an underneath vertebral body, C) one part (3, 4) comprises a convex joint element (12) provided with a convex sliding surface (11) and the other part (3, 4) comprises a joint shell (13) provided with a complementary concave surface, D) the convex joint element (12) and the convex joint shell (13) form a joint (9) by means of which the two parts (3, 4) are rotatable with respect to each other around at least one axis of rotation and E) the intervertebral implant (1) is permeable to x-rays.

IPC 8 full level

A61F 2/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A61F 2/4425 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 2002/30004 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 2002/30056 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 2002/30354 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 2002/30362 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 2002/30364 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 2002/30369 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 2002/3037 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 2002/30649 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 2002/30662 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2250/0014 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2250/0032 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2310/00179 (2013.01 - EP KR US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006086895A1

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006086895 A1 20060824; AU 2005327500 A1 20060824; BR PI0519972 A2 20090407; CA 2598136 A1 20060824; CA 2598136 C 20131015; CN 101119687 A 20080206; CN 101119687 B 20100421; EP 1848379 A1 20071031; JP 2008529685 A 20080807; KR 100953148 B1 20100419; KR 20070118590 A 20071217; NZ 556745 A 20100430; TW 200640434 A 20061201; US 2008033554 A1 20080207; US 8702797 B2 20140422

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 2005000087 W 20050216; AU 2005327500 A 20050216; BR PI0519972 A 20050216; CA 2598136 A 20050216; CN 200580048122 A 20050216; EP 05700371 A 20050216; JP 2007555433 A 20050216; KR 20077018243 A 20050216; NZ 55674505 A 20050216; TW 95101568 A 20060116; US 83908807 A 20070815