Prosthetic disc and vertebral body replacement device having pyrolytic carbon bearing members

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APP PUB NO 20040068320A1
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10264496

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A spinal motion device for implanting in the spine as a replacement for the natural disc, to permit motion between adjacent vertebral bodies or as a vertebral body replacement that permits motion at its ends. The spinal motion device comprises a composite structure formed by a body having at least one bearing member, made from a biocompatible material such as pyrolytic carbon, attached to a support surface thereof.

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ZIMMER TRABECULAR METAL TECHNOLOGY INC80 COMMERCE DRIVE ALLENDALE NJ 07401

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Robie, Bruce H Glen Rock, NJ 13 2045
Woodard, Eric Jamaica Plains, MA 4 133

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