Facet prosthesis.U.S. patent: 6,966,930 Issued: November 22, 2005 Inventors: Uri Arnin, Yuri Sudin and Michael Tauber Assigned: Impliant Ltd. Key statement: An article including a facet facet /fac·et/ (fas´it) a small plane surface on a hard body, as on a bone. fac·et n. 1. A small smooth area on a bone or other firm structure. 2. prosthesis prosthesis (prŏs`thĭsĭs): see artificial limb. prosthesis Artificial substitute for a missing part of the body, usually an arm or leg. at least partially mounted in a lumen artificially formed between superior and inferior halves of a facet joint facet joint Zygapophyseal joint Orthopedics The synovial joint between the articular processes of the vertebral bodies , and an elastomeric cushioning element disposed in the facet prosthesis. |
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