Spinal implant

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1998-11-23

2000-06-06

Snow, Bruce

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

606 61, A61F 244

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060713100

ABSTRACT:
A spinal implant including a hollow, generally tubular shell having an exterior lateral surface, a leading end, and a trailing end. The shell has a helical thread projecting from its exterior surface. The thread includes a plurality of pillars. Each pillar has a height of 100-4500 microns and a lateral dimension at the widest point of 100-4500 microns. The exterior surface has a plurality of holes therethrough to permit bone growth therethrough. The spinal implant may alternatively have a plurality of pillars projecting from its exterior surface in a regular, non-helical array.

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