Artificial intervertebral disc with reliable maneuverability.
U.S. patent: 6,966,931
Issued: November 22, 2005
Inventor INVENTOR. One who invents or finds out something.
2. The patent laws of the United States authorize a patent to be issued to the original inventor; if the invention is suggested by another, he is not the inventor within the meaning of those laws; but in that : Shih-Shing Huang
Assigned: Tain-Yew Shi
Key statement: An artificial intervertebral intervertebral /in·ter·ver·te·bral/ (-ver´te-bral) situated between two contiguous vertebrae; see under disk.
in·ter·ver·te·bral
adj.
Located between vertebrae. disc includes a nucleus member rotatably coupled between the upper and the lower retaining members, with the nucleus member having a cushioning filler fill·er 1
n.
One that fills, as:
a. Something added to augment weight or size or fill space.
b. A composition, especially a semisolid that hardens on drying, used to fill pores, cracks, or holes in wood, plaster, selected from gel, foam, elastomers and shock-absorbing materials. Reliably manipulated and minimally invasive.
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