An artificial disc having a pair of opposing baseplates, for seating against opposing vertebral bone surfaces, separated by a ball and socket joint that includes a ball compression locked to a post extending from one of the baseplates. The ball is captured within a curvate socket formed in a peak of...http://www.google.es/patents/US20030074074?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US20030074074 - Artificial intervertebral disc having limited rotation using a captured ball and socket joint with a solid ball, a compression locking post, and an interference ball bearing
Artificial intervertebral disc having limited rotation using a captured ball ...
Número de solicitud: 10/294,989 Número de publicación: US 2003/0074074 A1 Fecha de presentación: 14 Nov 2002 Patente emitida: US7044970 ( Fecha de emisión 16 May 2006)