Artificial disc and joint replacements with modular cushioning components.
U.S. patent: 7,060,100
Issued: June 13, 2006
Inventors: Bret A. Ferree and David Tompkins
Key statement: An artificial joint or disc replacement (ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio ) includes a pair of opposing endplate components, each attached to one of the upper and lower vertebrae Vertebrae
Bones in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions of the body that make up the vertebral column. Vertebrae have a central foramen (hole), and their superposition makes up the vertebral canal that encloses the spinal cord. , a cushioning component disposed dis·pose
v. dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es
v.tr.
1. To place or set in a particular order; arrange.
2. between the endplate components, and a mechanism for coupling the cushioning component to one or both of the endplates.
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