Patents Assigned to Marthys Medizinaltechnik AG
  • Intervertebral prosthesis or nucleus replacement prosthesis
    Publication number: 20050119750
    Abstract: An intervertebral disk prosthesis or nuclear prosthesis (1) includes a longitudinal, flexibility-yielding object (2) that can be spiral-wound (2), with a first exterior end (3), a second interior end (4) and a longitudinal central axis (5). The cross-section (10) of the object (2), which is orthogonal towards the central axis (5), is reduced in size towards the second interior end (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: Marthys Medizinaltechnik AG
    Inventor: Armin Studer