CPC A61F 2/442 (2013.01) [A61F 2/4425 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30014 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30069 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30166 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30337 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30469 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30607 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30647 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30649 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30654 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30655 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30795 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30808 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30902 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00179 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00407 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00796 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An artificial disc comprising:
a superior endplate having a superior surface and an inferior surface and a length extending from a medial end to a lateral end and a width extending from an anterior end to a posterior end, wherein the length is greater than the width;
an inferior endplate having a superior surface and an inferior surface and a length extending from a medial end to a lateral end and a width extending from an anterior end to a posterior end, wherein the length is greater than the width, at least one of the endplates having at least two rails adapted to be inserted into a vertebral body, wherein the two rails extend along the length of the endplate from the medial end to the lateral end;
wherein the inferior surface of the superior endplate has a first socket for a first insert;
wherein the superior surface of the inferior endplate has a second socket for a second insert, the first insert shaped in a manner to mate with the second insert for articulation.
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