An implant assembly smoothly causes a folded implant to indwell a living body, and which can smoothly expand the implant without causing the implant to be displaced from a predetermined indwelling position when a filling material is injected. The implant assembly has the implant that is configured to be transformable from a folded and contracted state to an expanded state by the introduced filling material, and in which at least a portion of a surface thereof is covered with a covering material m whose friction coefficient increases by coming into contact with a body fluid, and guiding means for preventing the implant and the body fluid of the living body from coming into contact with each other inside the living body, and for guiding the implant to move to the indwelling position inside the living body.

Methods and systems for treating a spinal joint with a facet joint replacement. The prosthesis can include a first component having a first articulating surface and a second component having a second articulating surface. The first component is attached to a superior articulating facet and the second component is attached to an inferior articulating facet. The first articulating surface and the second articulating surface articulate with each other and allow for multiple degrees of movement of the facet joint without fusing the joint.

The present invention relates to an interspinous dynamic implant. Provided is an interspinous dynamic implant comprising: an upper plate which adheres to an upper spinous process; a lower plate which adheres to a lower spinous process; a movable part, coupled between the front portion of the upper plate and the front portion of the lower plate, for enabling the upper plate and the lower plate to move upwards, downwards, left and right within a certain range according to the movement of spinous processes; an upper spinous process coupling means for tightly coupling the upper plate to the upper spinous process; and a lower spinous process coupling means for tightly coupling the lower plate to the lower spinous process. The interspinous dynamic implant according to the present invention provides elasticity to the upper spinous process and the lower spinous process, thereby maintaining a space between the upper and lower spinous processes. Also, the interspinous dynamic implant moves by being integrated with the upper and lower spinous processes, and thus does not damage the spinous processes and has an effect of preventing a separation phenomenon from between the spinous processes. Further, the interspinous dynamic implant can move together with adjacent spinous processes according to the upward, downward, left and right movements of the adjacent spinous processes, and thus enables the movement of the upper spinous process and the lower spinous process to be more natural compared to conventional implants, thereby having an effect of not giving a burden to the spine. Also, the interspinous dynamic implant has an effect of enabling minimally invasive surgery since blades can be rotated and tightened using an instrument after inserting the interspinous dynamic implant from the side surface of spinous processes. Furthermore, after inserting the interspinous dynamic implant between adjacent spinous processes and tightening the blades at both side surfaces of the spinous processes, a plurality of spikes provided in the blades are tightly embedded in the both side surfaces of the spinous processes, and thus there is an effect that an upper blade and a lower blade are stably coupled to the upper and lower spinous processes. In addition, since the interspinous dynamic implant can be inserted between the spinous processes in a state where the upper blade and the lower blade are folded, the blades do not catch on the upper and lower spinous processes during insertion, and thus there is an effect that the interspinous dynamic implant can be inserted not only from the rear side of the spinous processes but also from the side surface of the spinous processes.

The present invention relates to an interspinous integration type implant. Provided is an interspinous integration type implant which is an implant inserted between an upper spinous process and a lower spinous process and comprises: a spacer to which one end of an upper plate and one end of a lower plate are connected so as to be formed in a “” shape or “U” shape, and which is inserted between spinous processes in order to provide elasticity; an upper spinous process coupling means for tightly coupling the upper plate to the upper spinous process; and a lower spinous process coupling means for tightly coupling the lower plate to the lower spinous process, wherein the upper plate comprises at least one osseointegration hole formed to penetrate the top surface and the bottom surface of the upper plate so as to be moved by being integrated with the upper spinous process, and the lower plate comprises at least one osseointegration hole formed to penetrate the top surface and the bottom surface of the lower plate so as to be moved by being integrated with the lower spinous process. The interspinous integration type implant according to the present invention provides elasticity to the upper spinous process and the lower spinous process, thereby maintaining a space between the upper and lower spinous processes. Also, the interspinous integration type implant moves by being integrated with the upper and lower spinous processes through the osseointegration holes formed at the upper plate and the lower plate, and thus does not damage the spinous processes and has an effect of preventing a separation phenomenon from between the spinous processes. Also, the interspinous integration type implant has an effect of enabling minimally invasive surgery since blades can be rotated and tightened using an instrument after inserting the interspinous integration type implant from the side surface of spinous processes. Furthermore, after inserting the interspinous integration type implant between adjacent spinous processes and tightening the blades at both side surfaces of the spinous processes, a plurality of spikes provided in the blades are tightly embedded on the both side surfaces of the spinous processes, and thus there is an effect that an upper blade and a lower blade are stably coupled to the upper and lower spinous processes. In addition, since the interspinous integration type implant can be inserted between the spinous processes in a state where the upper blade an

An intervertebral disc prosthesis (1) having at least one upper plateau (4, 4′) and at least one lower plateau (5, 5′), which are separated by two movable cores (6, 6′) whose lower face (62, 62′) and upper face (61, 61′) respectively match a concave surface (54, 54′) of the upper plateau (4, 4′) and a convex surface (44, 44′) of the lower plateau (5, 5′). An intervertebral prosthetic unit (10) is also described having an intervertebral disc prosthesis and a posterior articular prosthesis (11) provided with two adjacent and partially tangent articular blades (12, 13), which are each coupled to a vertebra (3, 3′) by coupling devices (14) and are connected by guide devices that allow them to move along a curve whose center C3 is provided on the same side as the implantation of said coupling means.

An expandable interspinous spacer implant that is configured to be inserted into an interspinous space that is defined between a spinous process of a superior vertebral body and a spinous process of an inferior vertebral body is provided. The implant may include a superior housing, an inferior housing, and a distracting member. The superior housing may have an outer surface that is configured to engage the spinous process of the superior vertebral body and the inferior housing may have an outer surface that is configured to engage the spinous process of the inferior vertebral body. The distracting member may be disposed between the superior and inferior housings, such that activation of the distracting member distracts the superior and inferior housings apart from each other.

A facet joint replacement device includes an enclosing element including an enclosing body and an inferior attachment member. The enclosing body includes an inner cavity defined by an interior surface of the enclosing body, wherein a portion of the interior surface of the enclosing body forms a superior articulating surface. The facet joint replacement device also includes an inferior articulating element including an articulating body and a superior attachment member. The inferior articulating body is positioned within the inner cavity of the enclosing body of the enclosing element and is configured to move within the inner cavity of the enclosing body of the enclosing element. The inferior articulating body includes an inferior articulating surface. The movement of the articulating body of the inferior articulating element is constrained in at least one direction within the inner cavity of the enclosing body of the enclosing element.

The present invention provides a spinous process implant and associated methods. In one aspect of the invention, the implant includes a spacer that is connectable to two extensions. One of the two extensions is connectable to the spacer at a first end and coupled to the spacer by a rotational connection. The other of the two extensions is movably connectable to the second end of the spacer and translatable over the outer surface of the spacer from the second end.

The present invention relates to a spinal arthrodesis system including at least two types of implants from among the three following types: an intersomatic implant (IS), including at least one passage (40) mating at least one anchoring device (1); an interspinous implant (IE), including at least two wings able to run along a portion of the vertebral spines (EI, ES); a facet implant (IF) including a bone attachment.

Multiple, small, staple-like supports are inserted through a small tube into the disc space then rotated into position on the edge of the vertebral bodies. The tooth-like geometry of the proximal and distal faces of these staples mates with the outer edge of the vertebral body, extending past the front of the endplate anteriorly. The staples have teeth that dig into the endplate on the inside of the rim as well.