Spinal spacer
A spinal spacer assembly is provided. The spinal spacer assembly includes a spinal spacer having a wall configured to enclose a hollow interior, wherein the wall is further configured to have a top portion and a bottom portion. The top and bottom portions are configured to include a plurality of protrusions configured to protrude away from the top and bottom portions. The wall is further configured to have a variable degree curvature and include a plurality of grooves and an opening.
1 . A spinal spacer, comprising:
a wall configured to enclose a hollow interior, wherein said wall is further configured to have a top portion and a bottom portion;
said top and bottom portions are configured to include a plurality of projections configured to protrude away from said top and bottom portions;
wherein said wall is further configured to
have at least one curved portion; and
include a plurality of grooves and an opening.
2 . The spinal spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said wall is further configured to have at least one concave portion and at least one convex portion.
3 . The spinal spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said wall includes a plurality of concave portions.
4 . The spinal spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said wall includes a plurality of convex portions.
5 . The spinal spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said wall is configured to have at least one portion having a greater height than at least another portion.
6 . The spinal spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said opening is configured to protrude from an exterior of the spinal spacer to said hollow interior and is further configured to include threads.
7 . The spinal spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said protrusions are configured to evenly space out throughout said top and bottom portions.
8 . The spinal spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said protrusions are configured to randomly space out throughout said top and bottom portions.
9 . The spinal spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said grooves are configured to allow placement of tools and maneuvering of the spinal spacer.
10 . The spinal spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said protrusions are configured to have a shape of a right isosceles triangle.
11 . The spinal spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said top and bottom portions include a plurality of spacings between said protrusions;
said spacings are configured to be aligned with one another along said curved portion of said wall.
12 . The spinal spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said wall is configured to have a variable thickness.
13 . The spinal spacer according to claim 12 , wherein said wall is configured to have at least one portion having a greater thickness than at least another portion.
14 . The spinal spacer according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer is manufactured from a biologically inert material.
15 . A spinal spacer assembly, comprising:
a spinal spacer having:
a wall having two sides, a front portion, and a back portion, wherein said front and back portions are configured to be disposed between said two sides;
said front and back portions are configured to include have at least one curved portion;
at least one side of said two sides includes at least one groove and at least one opening;
said two sides and said front and back portions are configured to enclose a hollow interior;
said wall is further configured to have a top surface and a bottom surface; and
said top and bottom surfaces are configured to include a plurality of protrusions configured to protrude away from said top and bottom portions.
16 . The spinal spacer assembly according to claim 15 , wherein at least one of said front and back portions is concave and at least another portion is convex.
17 . The spinal spacer assembly according to claim 15 , wherein said wall includes a plurality of concave portions.
18 . The spinal spacer assembly according to claim 15 , wherein said wall includes a plurality of convex portions.
19 . The spinal spacer assembly according to claim 15 , wherein at least a portion of one of said two sides, said front portion, and said back portion is configured to have at least one portion having a greater height than at least another portion of said two sides, said front portion, and said back portion.
20 . The spinal spacer assembly according to claim 15 , wherein said opening is configured to protrude from an exterior of the spinal spacer to said hollow interior and is further configured to include threads.
21 . The spinal spacer assembly according to claim 15 , wherein said protrusions are configured to have a shape of a right isosceles triangle.
22 . The spinal spacer assembly according to claim 15 , wherein said wall is configured to have variable thickness.
23 . The spinal spacer assembly according to claim 22 , wherein at least a portion of one of said two sides, said front portion, and said back portion is configured to have at least one portion having a greater thickness than at least another portion of said two sides, said front portion, and said back portion.
24 . The spinal spacer assembly according to claim 15 , wherein the spacer is manufactured from a biologically inert material.
25 . The spinal spacer assembly according to claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of said spinal spacers.