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20100121454 | METHOD OF IMPLANTING INTERVERTEBRAL DISK PROSTHESIS - Embodiments disclosed herein provide a method of implanting an intervertebral disk prosthesis that can be assembled and disassembled in a minimally invasive fashion. The prosthesis comprises a first fixing element having an anchoring first face and a co-operation second face; a second fixing element having an anchoring first face and a co-operation second face; a first prosthesis element having an active first face and a co-operation second face, the co-operation faces of the first fixing element and the first prosthesis element serving to fasten the two elements together; a second prosthesis element having an active first face and a co-operation second face, the co-operation faces of the second fixing element and the second prosthesis element serving to fasten the two elements together; and each of the active faces of the prosthesis elements defining at least a portion of a spherical cap that is respectively concave or convex. | 05-13-2010 |
20100185243 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT FOR THE LUMBROSACRAL ARTICULATION - The invention provides an intervertebral implant for the lumbo-sacral joint, the implant consisting in a spacer suitable for being placed between the fifth lumbar vertebra and the sacral vertebra articulated thereto, the body of said spacer presenting in its top face a groove extending in the midplane of the spacer and suitable for receiving the spinous process of said lumbar vertebra. A longitudinal housing oriented orthogonally to said groove is formed in the bottom face and is suitable for receiving the top portion of the sacral vertebra. The longitudinal housing is defined by an extension and by a tab of width narrower than the width of the body of the spacer. The section of the housing in the midplane of the space is generally U-shaped, being inclined relative to the bottom of the groove. | 07-22-2010 |
20110160863 | Method of Implanting Intervertebral Disk Prosthesis - Embodiments disclosed herein provide a method of implanting an intervertebral disk prosthesis that can be assembled and disassembled in a minimally invasive fashion. The prosthesis comprises a first fixing element having an anchoring first face and a cooperation second face; a second fixing element having an anchoring first face and a cooperation second face; a first prosthesis element having an active first face and a cooperation second face, the cooperation faces of the first fixing element and the first prosthesis element serving to fasten the two elements together; a second prosthesis element having an active first face and a cooperation second face, the cooperation faces of the second fixing element and the second prosthesis element serving to fasten the two elements together; and each of the active faces of the prosthesis elements defining at least a portion of a spherical cap. | 06-30-2011 |
20140155940 | INTERVERTEBRAL DYNAMIC FIXATION IMPLANT - The invention concerns an intervertebral dynamic fixation implant intended for stabilization of the lumbar spine in one or more intervertebral segments, comprising: an intervertebral wedge extending along a vertical axis, comprising two craniocaudal notches intended for receiving the spinous processes of two lumbar vertebrae Ln and Ln+1, a vertical channel being arranged on the two lateral faces of said intervertebral wedge, a rigid strip covering a portion of the back face and of the two lateral faces of the intervertebral wedge, so as to leave a passageway in the vertical side channels, at least one hole passing through the intervertebral wedge from one lateral face to the other, in the caudal portion of the rigid strip, two pedicle screws fixed to the lumbar vertebra Ln+1, comprising a system for tensioning and attaching a braid Tn which wraps around the spinous process of lumbar vertebra Ln and passes through the passageways of the side channels of the intervertebral wedge, a rod perpendicular to the vertical axis of the intervertebral wedge, connecting the two pedicle screws by passing through said at least one hole located in the caudal portion of the rigid strip. | 06-05-2014 |
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20140198964 | FOLLOW UP IMAGE ACQUISITION PLANNING AND/OR POST PROCESSING - A method includes planning a follow up three dimensional image acquisition of tissue of interest of a patient based on first and second two dimensional surview projection images, wherein the first two dimensional surview projection image was used to plan a previously performed baseline three dimensional image acquisition of the tissue of interest of the patient, wherein the first two dimensional surview projection image includes information corresponding to at least one region of interest identified in the first two dimensional surview projection image for the previously performed baseline three dimensional image acquisition, wherein the first two dimensional surview projection image includes information corresponding to a z-axis scanning extent identified in the first two dimensional surview projection image for the previously performed baseline three dimensional baseline image acquisition, and wherein the second two dimensional surview projection image was acquired for planning the follow up three dimensional image acquisition. | 07-17-2014 |
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