(19)
(11) EP 2 907 483 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 2 (W2 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
02.12.2015 Bulletin 2015/49

(43) Date of publication:
19.08.2015 Bulletin 2015/34

(21) Application number: 15161713.1

(22) Date of filing: 29.01.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61F 2/46(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 11.02.2009 US 151701 P
10.08.2009 US 232705 P
10.08.2009 US 232745 P
03.11.2009 US 257667 P
03.11.2009 US 257734 P
17.12.2009 US 640860
17.12.2009 US 640816
17.12.2009 US 640892

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
10808468.2 / 2387377

(71) Applicant: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Mahwah, NJ 07430 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Bae, Hyun, W.
    Santa Monica, CA 90404 (US)
  • Slater, Nickolas
    CHANDLER, AZ 85226 (US)
  • Butters, Joshua, A.
    CHANDLER, AZ 85224 (US)
  • Justin, Daniel, F.
    LOGAN, UT 84321 (US)
  • Hushka, Dylan, M.
    CHANDLER, AZ 85286 (US)
  • Delamarter, Rick
    LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 (US)

(74) Representative: Regimbeau 
20, rue de Chazelles
75847 Paris Cedex 17
75847 Paris Cedex 17 (FR)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 30-03-2015 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT WITH INTEGRATED FIXATION


(57) The application concerns a bone anchor (116), comprising:
an interconnection portion (172) to slidingly engage a spacer (112);
a fixation portion (184) spaced apart from the interconnection portion (172) to fix the anchor (116) to a bone; and
a leg (196, 198) connecting the fixation portion (184) to the interconnection portion (172),
whereby the leg (196) includes a cutting edge (197) on the leading end (168) capable of cutting through bone.