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US 7,135,043 · App. 10/642,684 · Granted Nov 14, 2006

Intervertebral cage

Assignee: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,135,043
App. No.
10/642,684
Granted
Nov 14, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

An intervertebral cage of the present invention includes main body defined by an upper surface, a lower surface, and a pair of side surfaces. A withdrawal prevention portion is provided on the upper and/or the lower surfaces of the main body and asymmetrically with respect to the side surfaces in a top or bottom plan view. The withdrawal prevention portion regulates an insertion direction of the intervertebral cage.

Claims (10)

1. An intervertebral cage insertable between vertebrae of a spine comprising:

a main body defined by a pair of upper and lower surfaces and a pair of side surfaces connected thereto; and

a withdrawal prevention portion formed on the upper and/or the lower surfaces of the main body,

wherein the withdrawal prevention portion regulates an insertion direction of the intervertebral cage,

wherein the main body is formed in a hollow body and is made thicker on a rear side in the direction of insertion than on a front side,

wherein the withdrawal prevention portion comprises a plurality of claw portions whose cutting lines are formed in a direction nearly perpendicular to a bisector line nearly bisecting an angle formed by a side surface and a front surface of the main body,

and wherein a screw through hole is formed to pass through surfaces which form a V-shaped groove in a sectional side view in a rear end surface of the main body and are opposed to each other.

2. The intervertebral cage according to claim 1 , wherein the screw through hole is an elongated hole made in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the intervertebral cage.

3. The intervertebral cage according to claim 1 , wherein the direction of insertion is regulated in a direction perpendicular to the cutting lines.

4. The intervertebral cage according to claim 1 , wherein the main body has a vertical through hole passing through the upper and lower surfaces, a transverse through hole passing through the side surfaces from one side to the other side, and a hole formed from a front end surface in a direction of insertion of the main body to a rear end surface opposite to the front end surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2004
From: NAKAHARA, SHINNOSUKE; HASEGAWA, KAZUHIRO; ORIBE, KAZUYA; TAKAMIDO, HIROSHI
To: SHOWA IKA KOHGYO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015323/0104 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-239095 · Aug 20, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040172130A1 · Sep 2, 2004