VERTEBRAL BODY IMPLANT

摘要

A vertebral body implant consisting of a spacer (10) which can be fitted between adjacent vertebral bodies comprising an upper (11) and a lower (12) cover plate and a flexible intermediate component (13) arranged between said two cover plates (11, 12). Vertebral body securing components (14, 15, 16) are fitted on the outsides of the cover plates (11, 12). The flexible intermediate component (13) takes the form of a U, S or W-shaped curved plate (17) of bio-compatible material, especially titanium.