US20050038516A1 - Intervertebral disk prosthesis and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
Described herein is an intervertebral disk prosthesis with an angled leading edge for insertion into the intervertebral space. The disk prosthesis may provide for both rotation and compression.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- A method and device to stabilize an intervertebral space. More particularly an artificial spinal disk and method of installation and stabilization.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Diseased or degenerated disk material between vertebrae can cause persistent pain, stiffness and health problems. Surgical techniques such as fusion of two adjacent vertebrae can stabilize the spinal column but trade mobility for the support.
- Artificial or prosthetic disk devices are known in the art. Primarily there are two types of solutions: an elastic type insert see generally U.S. Pat. No. 5,171,280; and a ball and socket type insert.
- Elastic type inserts tend to degenerate and wear out over time. Moreover, elastic type inserts may become dislodged from the disk space. Ball and socket inserts allow for some mobility, and often perform well in vitro. However, in vivo, a ball and socket which performed well in the lab may not provide the same mobility as shown in vitro. U.S. Pat. No. 6,368,350 describes a ball and socket type disk replacement which is offset and has a variable access of rotation to mimic the movement of the spinal column.
- Absent from the prior art is a ball and socket intervertebral disk replacement (prosthesis) which allows for rotation and compression.
- Insertion into the intervertebral space of an intervertebral disk replacement is also a challenge. Methods of prosthetic disk insertion normally require intervertebral spacers to retract the upper and lower vertebrae and open up the space between those vertebrae and then to insert the disk replacement into the intervertebral space. During surgery, using intervertebral spacers requires additional time and bears with it the risk of the spinal column being damaged by the insertion of spacers. Other risks include opening the intervertebral space beyond what is necessary. It would therefore be a desideratum to have a method for fitting a disk replacement into a spinal column which could open the intervertebral space during insertion of the disk replacement. It would also be a desideratum to have a ball and socket disk prosthesis which provides for rotation and compression.
- According to one aspect of the invention the ball and socket intervertebral disk replacement provides both rotation and compression.
- In another aspect the intervertebral disk replacement can be used to help open up the intervertebral space. The leading edge of the IVDR helps retract the upper and lower vertebrae, relative to the intervertebral space being opened up.
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FIG. 1A shows a cut-away side view of an intervertebral disk replacement. -
FIG. 1B shows a top-view of the embodiment showing shown inFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 1C shows the bottom-view of the embodiment shown inFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 2 shows an exploded partial view of the ball half of the intervertebral disk replacement ofFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 3 shows a blown-up partial view of the socket half of the intervertebral disk replacement ofFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 4 shows an assembly view of the insertion of an intervertebral disk replacement. -
FIG. 5 shows a compressible ball and socket intervertebral disk replacement. -
FIGS. 6A and 6B show a cut-away side view depicting the function of the intervertebral disk replacement, in situ, with the subject bending backwards. -
FIG. 7 shows a partial view of a movable ball half base. - It should be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, elements shown in the Figures have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements are exaggerated relative to each other for clarity. Further, where considered appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the Figures to indicate corresponding elements.
- Other features and advantages of the present invention will be set forth, in part, in the descriptions which follow and the accompanying drawings, wherein the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described and shown, and in part, will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings or may be learned by practice of the present invention. The advantages of the present invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
- An intervertebral disk replacement “IVDR” is shown in
FIG. 1A through 1C . The IVDR 10 is comprised of two halves, each half is a referred to generally as a base. Theball half base 12, has avertebra interface surface 14 which may have a rough principal surface or a porousprincipal surface 15 or both a rough and porous principal surface. Opposite thevertebra interface surface 14 is abottom surface 16 and extending therefrom is aball head 18. - Also shown is the
socket half base 20 which supports aball receiving socket 22 extended from itsinterior surface 24. Theball receiving socket 22 is of a size and shape to receive and hold theball head 18. - Opposite the
ball receiving socket 22 is thevertebra interface surface 26 of thesocket half 20 of the IVDR 10. Thisvertebra interface surface 26 also has aprincipal surface 27 which may be rough, porous and/or porous and rough. Moreover,protrusion 28 may extend from theprincipal surface 27. The number of protrusions is variable and about two to about twenty protrusions are preferred, with about three to about twelve protrusions being more preferred and about three to about six protrusions being most preferred. Althoughprotrusion 28 are shown only extending from theprincipal surface 26 of thesocket half base 20 protrusions can also be formed on, or extended from, theprincipal surface 15 of theball half base 12. A section of each vertebra interface surfaces 14 and 26 (shown inFIGS. 1B and 1C ) is angled to form a retractingedge vertebral interface surface -
FIG. 2 shows a blown-up view of a portion of theprincipal surface 15 of theball half base 12. One measure of the roughness of the principal surface is the variance “V”. The variance “V” is a measure of the distance between the highest peak “P” and the lowest trough “T” on theprincipal surface 15. -
FIG. 3 illustrates one or more protrusions extending from theprincipal surface 15. Theprotrusion 28 have a height “H” greater even than the variance “V”. - Preferred materials for the construction of the IVDR include chrome cobalt, and titanium. It is possible to control the porosity at the
principal surfaces - Moreover, it is possible to coat the
principal surfaces 15 and 27 (not shown) by commonly used methods such as sintering, pressure sintering (to add metal), cold spray, or coating with porous beads whereby a plastic or other material is affixed to the principal surfaces. The methods for affixing or applying coating materials to the base substrate materials for theIVDR 10 are commonly known in the art by those skilled in the art and therefore a detailed description of those processes are not provided. However, it is possible that after application of a coating (not shown) it may be advantageous to further sinter, or otherwise effect the coating to further select the roughness, variance, and/or porosity of the coating material. - The angular leading edge of each IVDR forms a retracting
edge FIG. 4 shows the insertion of theIDVR 10 into the IVS. For insertion, theIVDR 10 is attached to theIVDR tool 41. TheIVDR tool 41 is comprised of a handle at one end ahead 44 and aforce receiving tail 45. TheIVDR 10 can be attached to theIVDR tool 41 withbolts 46 which extend throughguide 48 in thehead 44. Thebolt 46 extends through theguide 48 and intobolt receiving channels 50 at theanterior surface 54 of theIVDR 10. When firmly attached to theIVDR 10, theIVDR tool 41 is positioned to orient the posterior edges 56 and 56′ of theIVDR 10 with the IVS between an upper and lower vertebra “DVA1” and “DVA2”. To effectuate installation of theIVDR 10 force is applied at theforce receiving tail 45 of theIVDR tool 41. As the force is applied to theIVDR tool 41 the posterior edges 56 and 56′ of theIVDR 10, which is also the location of the retracting edges 30 and 30′ slide into the IVS. The retracting edges 30 and 30′ (formed by the angular leading edges) wedged into the IVS and open the IVS up to accept the installation of theIVDR 10. It is also possible and may be desirable to first partially retract the IVS with spacers and then insert the retracting edges 30 and 30′. It is also possible and may be desirable to first partially retract the IVS with spacers and then insert the retracting edges 30 and 30′. - Once the IVDR is positioned in the IVS bone from the upper and lower vertebra VDA1 and VDA2 may grow into the principle surfaces 15 and 27 of the
IVDR 10. Bone growth into a porous or rough region is not wholly predictable, therefore the roughness of theprincipal surfaces protrusion 28 can be useful to provide additional anchor points between theIVDR 10 and the upper and/or lower vertebra VDA1 and VDA2. - One limitation of prior art ball and socket vertebral disk replacement prosthetic devices is an inability to mimic the compression of a natural disk. The embodiment shown in
FIG. 5 is a ball andsocket IVDR 60 with a compressing function. The compressing function is important to mimic the action of a natural vertebra. A compressing function acts as a shock absorber. The embodiment shown inFIG. 5 is able to simultaneously flex and compress, or to compress and extend. A simple ball and socket disk replacement allows some extension and flexion motion, as opposed to a fusion of vertebra, however, the simple ball and socket motion is without the shock absorbing quality that a natural disk can provide. - In this embodiment the
ball half base 62 of theIVDR 60, is substantially similar to theball half base 12 of the IVDR shown inFIG. 1A . Theball half base 62 has a vertebra interface surface with a porous and/or rough principle surface 65 abottom surface 66 and aball head 68 extending from thebottom surface 66. Thesocket half base 70 of theIVDR 60 has a moveableball receiving socket 72 supported on abody 74 in asocket guide channel 75. The ball receiving socket is of the size and shape to receive the ball'shead 68. Thesocket guide channel 75 is surrounded by an extended socket support rim 76 which extends from theinterior surface 78 of thesocket half base 70 of theIVDR 60. Anelastomeric insert 100 fits at the bottom 80 of thesocket guide channel 75 and the bottom 82 of thebody 74. In an elastomericinsert containing region 81. Containing theelastomeric insert 100 beneath thebody 74 of theball receiving socket 72 is not intended as a limitation. Those skilled in the art will recognize that anelastomeric material 100 may be contained in the ball half base and/or the socket half base of an IVDR. - Suitable elastomeric inserts include, but are not limited to C-Flex™ (Concept Inc.) or Pellethane™ (DOW Chemical), styrene-butadiene-butylene-styrene copolymer (SBBS), styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer (SBS).
- The top edge of the
ball receiving socket 84 is shown in line with thetop edge 85 of thesocket support rim 76. Thesocket half base 70 of theIVDR 60 also has a top vertebra interfacedsurface 86 which has aprinciple surface region 88. When a compression force “F” is applied theelastomeric insert 100 can compress. During compression (FIG. 6B ) the top edge 79 of theball receiving socket 72 can then move to a position below thetop edge 85 of the socket support rim 76 of thesocket guide channel 75. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the movable ball receiving socket may be switched for a movable ball head sitting within a guide in theball half base 62 of theIVDR 60. It should also be apparent to those skilled in the art that both the ball receiving socket and the ball head portions of an IVDR may be placed in guides with elastomeric inserts at the base thereof and used in cooperation to provide a compression function. - The following example is given to enable those skilled in the art to most clearly understand and to practice the present invention which is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the invention but merely as being illustrative and representative thereof.
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FIG. 6A is theIVDR 60 ofFIG. 5 in vivo. TheIVDR 60 is placed between an upper vertebra VDA1 and a lower vertebra VDA2. The vertebra interface surfaces 64 and 81 are against the vertebra exterior surfaces “VES”. In vivo, the upper vertebra VDA1 and the lower vertebra VDA2 each has an interface extending there from FJ1 and FJ2 respectively. The sub-joints FJ1 and FJ2 meet at thesub-joint interface 92. The sub-joints FJ1 and FJ2 at the interface “lock out” and restrict rotation of the upper and lower vertebra around theIVDR 60. Traditional ball and socket intervertebral disk replacement devices are unable to move further when the facet joints (illustrated inFIGS. 6A and 6B as the sub-joints FJ1 and FJ2) meet at thesubjoint interface 92. - The distance between the bottom of the
socket guide channel 80 and the bottom 82 of theball receiving socket 82 is defined by theelastomeric material 100 as the initial elastomeric height EHi. After the facet joints have interface and “locked out” at thesubjoint interface 92, as shown inFIG. 6B , the movableball receiving socket 72 has further movement, via the compression of theelastomeric material 100, as shown by the reduction in the initial elastomeric height “EHi” compared to the compressedelastomeric material 100 height “EHC”. - The compression of the
elastomeric material 100, although shown substantially even, may also be localized whereby one area of theelastomeric material 100 compresses greater than another area thereby providing additional flex or extension. In those embodiments which provide uneven compression, to facilitate the uneven compression of theelastomeric material 100 the movableball receiving socket 72 should have a diameter which is less than the diameter of thesocket guide channel 75 to allow for uneven movement within thesocket guide channel 75. -
FIG. 7 shows amoveable ball 110 with aball head 111 on aball body 112 within aball guide channel 114 formed in ball half base 116. Anelastomeric insert 100 to provide a compression function is positioned at the bottom 118 of themoveable ball body 112. Theball head 111 fits into asocket 22. Avertebra interface surface 64 is formed on the ball half base 116. - Since certain changes may be made in the above apparatus without departing from the scope of the invention herein involved, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description, as shown in the accompanying drawing, shall be interpreted in an illustrative, and not a limiting sense. It is not intended that the invention be limited to the illustrative embodiments.
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1. A method of inserting an intervertebral disk replacement prosthesis into the intervertebral space, the method comprising retracting the intervertebral space with at least one retracting edge of an intervertebral disk prosthesis.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising at least partially opening the intervertebral space before inserting the intervertebral disk replacement.
3. A method of intervertebral disk replacement comprising inserting into the intervertebral space a two half ball and socket intervertebral disk prosthesis with a compression function.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the compression function is provided by an elastomeric insert contained in at least one of the ball half and the socket half.
5. A method of providing an intervertebral disk replacement the method comprising:
inserting a disk ball and socket replacement prosthesis into the intervertebral space; and
at least one of the ball and the socket are movable whereby the disk prosthesis can compress.
6. A two half intervertebral disk prosthesis comprising:
a socket half base with a vertebra interface surface on one side;
a socket guide formed in the side of the socket half base opposite the vertebra interface surface;
a ball receiving socket movably placed in the socket guide;
an elastomeric insert between the bottom of the socket guide and the ball receiving socket;
a ball half base with a vertebra interface surface on one side; and
a ball head, which mates fits into the ball receiving socket opposite the vertebra interface surface.
7. The disk prosthesis of claim 6 further comprising an angular leading edge on at least one of the socket half base and the ball half base.
8. The disk prosthesis of claim 6 further comprising a porous principal surface on at least one vertebra interface surface of the socket half base and the ball half base.
9. The disk prosthesis of claim 8 further comprising a coating on at least one principal surface.
10. The disk prosthesis of claim 6 further comprising a rough principal surface on at least one vertebra interface surface of the socket half base and the ball half base.
11. The disk prosthesis of claim 6 further comprising one or more protrusions on at least one vertebra interface surface of the socket half base and the ball half base.
12. A two half intervertebral disk prosthesis comprising:
a ball half base with a vertebra interface surface on one side;
a ball guide formed on the side of the ball half base opposite the vertebra interface surface;
a ball head movably placed in the ball guide; an elastomeric insert between the bottom of the ball guide and the ball head;
a socket half base with a vertebra interface surface on one side;
and, a ball receiving socket, which mates with the ball head on the side opposite the vertebra interface surface.
13. The disk prosthesis of claim 12 further comprising an angular leading edge on at least one of the socket half base and the ball half base.
14. The disk prosthesis of claim 12 further comprising a porous principal surface on at least one vertebra interface surface of the socket half base and the ball half base.
15. The disk prosthesis of claim 14 further comprising a coating on at least one principal surface.
16. The disk prosthesis of claim 12 further comprising a rough principal surface on at least one vertebra interface surface of the socket half base and the ball half base.
17. The disk prosthesis of claim 12 further comprising one or more protrusions on at least one vertebra interface surface of the socket half base and the ball half base.
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