| CPC A61F 2/44 (2013.01) [A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30563 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30581 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30985 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |

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1. A vertebral prosthesis configured to replace a patient vertebra, said vertebral prosthesis comprising:
a body having a shape corresponding to a natural vertebra, said body is formed by two separate symmetrical upper portions that are coupled to each other, and two separate symmetrical lower portions that are coupled to each other forming a hollow bowl-like configuration that is linked to the upper portions from suspension elements located within said hollow bowl-like configuration, wherein a height of said suspension elements is just under ⅓ of a total height of the vertebral prosthesis.
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