JPH02215461A - 脊椎円板プロテーゼ - Google Patents

脊椎円板プロテーゼ

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JPH02215461A
JPH02215461A JP1285987A JP28598789A JPH02215461A JP H02215461 A JPH02215461 A JP H02215461A JP 1285987 A JP1285987 A JP 1285987A JP 28598789 A JP28598789 A JP 28598789A JP H02215461 A JPH02215461 A JP H02215461A
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Arthur D Steffee
アーサー・ディー・ステフィー
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Abstract

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた
め要約のデータは記録されません。

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 （産業上の利用分野） 本発明は損傷した又は変質した脊椎円板に取って代わる
人造脊椎円板又はプロテーゼに関する。
（従来の技術及び発明が解決しようとする課題）人造脊
椎円板は望ましくは生来の円板のように作用することが
できるべきである０人造円板は椎骨を互いに離間して維
持し且つ神経又はを髄を挟むのを防止すべきである。人
造円板は円板全域で負荷を均等に分布しながら円板に隣
接する椎骨の間で負荷を支え且つ負荷を伝達するべきで
ある。
更に、人造円板は円板に隣接する椎骨の相対的旋回（屈
曲）（円板を有する患者の両肩の旋回時のように）をし
得るに充分な弾性をもつべきである。
研究は生来の脊椎円板が２°及び３°の間の角度方向屈
曲を許すことを示している。また、人造円板は生来の円
板がするように旋回に対する抵抗を備えねばならず、そ
れにより１つの椎骨の他の推骨に対する過大の旋回が起
こり得ないようにする。
また、人造円板は屈曲、伸展、横曲げ並びにこれら運動
の組合せを含む脊椎の全ての他の運動に適合するように
弾性をもつべきである。重ねて、１つの推骨の他の椎骨
に対する過大の運動が起こり得ないようにするべきであ
る０人造円板は生物適合性及び生物安定性の両方をもつ
べきであり、それにより円板自体、又はその生成物によ
る劣化はもし在るとしても悪い組織反応を生じないよう
にする。
米国特許第３．８６７、７２８号は、１つの形において
、シリコーンゴム又はポリウレタンのようなエラストマ
ーの強化された弾性ブロックからなるプロテーゼの脊椎
円板を開示している。エラストマーはシリコーンエラス
トマーに没入されたダクロンフィラメントのようなｔａ
Ｗ質材料で強化される０円板の上方及び下方表面は開い
た孔をもち組織の内方への成長を受容できる表面であり
得る。
先の特許第４．３０１３．７７７号は、ステンレス鋼の
ような金属の上方及び下方円板部分を具備する人造脊椎
円板を開示している０円板部分は複数個の圧縮ばねによ
って離間した関係で保持される。複数個のスパイクが円
板部分の露出した表面から上方及び下方へ延びる。ばね
は、円板の寸法を変えるため及び所望の椎骨分離を得る
ために寸法及び個数を変えることができる。
先の特許第４，７１４．４６９号は、反対向きの上方及
び下方表面を有する剛固で中実な本体と、上方及び下方
表面の全幅を延びる実質的に半円形横断面の細長い突起
と、該突起を覆う多孔性コーチングとを具備する脊椎イ
ンブラントを開示している。
コーチングは円板本体と同し合金の実質的に球状粒子の
２つの層からなる。また、コーチングは突起の表面に加
えて本体の上方及び下方表面を覆うことができる。コー
チングは組織／骨の内方への成長のために備える。この
特許の円板は隣接する椎骨の相対的回転に関しても又は
椎骨の相対的軸線・方向移動に関しても人の円板の可撓
性を提供しない。
先の特許第４，７５９，７６６号は、第１及び第２の端
板と、端板間に介在された高い圧縮及び引張強度のポリ
エチレン又はポリウレタンのような硬質プラスチックの
部片とを具備する人造円板を開示している。端板は多く
の形状を有することができる。
端板は対向する椎骨での係止を保証するために歯を設け
ることができる。
先の特許第４．７４３．２５６号は、第１２図において
、隣接する推骨間の円板間隔に適合し且つそれを維持す
るように寸法付けられ且つ形成されたプラグを開示して
いる。骨貫入突出部が椎骨を貫入する。
プラグは好ましくは多孔性金属コーチングを上に有する
不活性金属物質で作られる。
ジャーナル・オブ・バイオマテーリアルズ・アプリケー
ションズ、２巻、１９８７年７月、３〜１００頁のマク
ミリアンによる’　Ｈｅｘｓｙｎ、ポリオレフィンゴム
の特性化」と題する先の刊行物は、生物医学的な応用で
使用するポリオレフィンゴムを開示している。ゴムは生
物適合性を有し且つ疲労に耐えることができる。それは
加硫のための残留二重結合の源として３〜５％メチルへ
キサジエンを有する１−ヘキサンから合成される。ゴム
成分の主要な使用は心室補助及び人工心臓システムであ
る。このゴムは指関節のようなプロテーゼのヒンジ部分
として使用される。前記ジャーナルの論文は引張強度、
伸び率及び弾性率のような材料の多くの物理的特性を与
える。
（課題を解決するための手段及び作用）本発明は損傷し
た又は変質した脊椎円板に取って代わる弾性脊椎円板プ
ロテーゼにある。プロテーゼは、上方の剛固で平らな板
と、下方の剛固で平らな板と、該剛固な板の間に介在さ
れ且つ剛固な板へ付着された平らなエラストマーのコア
とを具備する。剛固な板及びエラストマーのコアは平面
図で同じ寸法及び形状であり、従って互いに完全に重な
る。エラストマーのコアは一片の中実の均質の部片であ
り、積層体でない。間にあるエラストマーのコア以外に
上方及び下方板を互いに連結するものがない。剛固な板
の外方表面は組織の内方への成長を助長する。エラスト
マーのコアはポリオレフィンゴムで作られる。ポリオレ
フィンゴムは約１３３　ｋｇ／ｃｍ２（１９００ｐｓｉ
）の極限引張強度、３７”Ｃ（９８，６゜Ｆ）で約３５
０χの極限伸び率、及び１００χ伸び率で約１５．４〜
４２ｋｇ／ｃｍ”　（２２０〜６００ｐｓｉ）及び２０
０χ伸び率で約４２．７〜７０ｋｇ／ｃｓ＋２（６１０
〜１０００ｐｓｉ）及び３００′１で７０ｋｇ／ｃｍ２
（１０００ｐｓｉ）より大きい範囲の弾性率を有する。
上方及び下方の剛固な仮は、ブライマー又は接着剤を用
いて、コアの加硫中にエラストマーのコアへ結合される
。加硫は物質の架橋の程度を増加することによってエラ
ストマーのコアの強度を増す、加えて、エラストマーの
生物安定性が改善する。加硫後、物質は細胞毒性であり
得る加硫化学薬品又は副産物を抽出するために完全に清
浄にされる。
本発明の一実施例では、上方及び下方の剛固な板は、３
１６ＬＶＭステンレス鋼又は同様のステンレス鋼、非合
金化されたチタン又はチタン−バナジウム−アルミニウ
ム合金、コバルト−クロム合金又はコバルト−クロム−
モリブテン合金又はコバルト−ニッケルークロム−モリ
ブテン合金のような生物適合可能な金属で作られる。複
数個の離間した突出部が剛固な板の上方及び下方の椎骨
と係合し得るように剛固な板の露出した面から外方へ延
びる。突出部は剛固な板の外方面から垂直に延びる離間
したスパイクであり且つ板と同じ材料で作られる。好ま
しくは、剛固な板と同じ材料の粒子の多孔性コーチング
が剛固な板のそれぞれの少なくとも露出した面へ付着さ
れる。多孔性コーチングは板中への組織の内方への成長
を助長し、従って円板への椎骨の結合を助長する。また
、剛固な板はそれらの内方表面上に多孔性コーチングを
設けることができる。剛固な板の内方表面上の多孔性コ
ーチングは剛固な板へのエラストマーのコアの結合を助
長する。
本発明の別の実施例では、上方及び下方の剛固な板は、
３１６ＬＶＭステンレス鋼又は同様のステンレス鋼、非
合金化されたチタン又はチタン−バナジウム−アルミニ
ウム合金、コバルト−クロム合金又はコバルト−クロム
−モリブテン合金又はコバルト−ニッケルークロム−モ
リブテン合金のような生物適合可能な金属の層の複数個
で作られる。
粒子は組織の内方への成長を与えるため及び仮へのエラ
ストマーのコアの結合を助長するための作用をする０粒
子の層の数は板の剛性を保証する。
別の実施例では、剛固な板はグラファイト強化繊維へ結
合された有機マトリックスのようなプラスチック複合材
料として作られる。エラストマーのコアは複合材料の剛
固な板へ付着される。
本発明の脊椎円板がポリオレフィンゴムのコアへ結合さ
れた上方及び下方の剛固な板を具備することの故に、本
発明の脊椎円板は次の作用をする。
（１）円板全域で負荷の均等な分布をもって負荷脊椎骨
間で伝達すること、 （２）高い力が周囲の骨又は軟質組織を損傷するのを減
衰する緩衝体として作用すること、（３）円板が間に配
置された椎骨の相対的旋回を可能にするが、骨の解剖学
的構造及び軟質組織との関連で相対的旋回を約２°〜３
゜に制限すること、 （４）いろいろな方向への背の曲げに適合するが、骨の
解剖学的構造及び軟質組織との関連で脊椎を生理学的曲
げ角度に制限すること。
また、剛固な板は推骨と組合う突出部を設けることがで
きるので、円板は、剛固な板上の組織の内方への成長を
許すコーチングが組織を円板中へ成長させるまで及びそ
の後でも運動を妨げるように推骨に対して所定の位置に
維持される。これらは本発明の円板の重要な特徴の幾つ
かである。
本発明の別の特徴は、添付図面を参照して以下の説明を
読むことから、本発明が関係する当業者に明らかになろ
う。
（実施例） 本発明は人の損傷した脊椎円板に取って代わる人造脊椎
円板に関する０本発明の人造脊椎円板は生来の脊椎円板
と殆ど同じに作用する。更に、本発明の脊椎円板は構造
が簡単であり、製作が容易であり、且つ人体で全く有効
である６本発明の一実施例が第１図〜第４図に例示され
且つ５で表される。第１図に、円板５は人の上方及び下
方推骨６．７の間の所定の位置に例示される。
円板５は上方の剛固で平らな板１２と、下方の剛固で平
らな板１４と、２つの剛固な板１２．１４の間に介在さ
れ且つ２つの仮１２．１４に付着された平らなエラスト
マーのコア１６とを具備する０例示した実施例では、エ
ラストマーのコアは−様な厚さを有し、このため剛固な
板１２及び１４は互いに平行に延びる。しかしながら、
コアは断面をくさび形状にされることができ、このため
板１２及び１４が平行にならないことは予期される。板
１２．１４はコア１６によってだけ相互連結される。板
１２．１４の他の連結がない、更に、コア１６は一片の
中実な均質の材料であり且つ積層体ではない。
板１２及び１４は好ましくは平面で腎臓の形状にされて
おり、丸みの付いた凸側部１Ｂ（第３図）と、向かい側
の凹側部２０（第３図）とを有する。凹側部は所望によ
り真直ぐであることができる。第３図に示す形状は生来
の円板の形状に概ね一致するように設計される。更に、
板１２及び１４の寸法は同一である。平面図でのコア１
６の寸法は平面図での板１２及び１４の寸法と同一であ
る。このため、剛固な板１２及び１４並びにコアＩ６は
互いに完全に重なり、且つ剛固なＦｉ１２及び１４はコ
ア１６を越えて延びないし、コア１６は剛固な板１２．
１４を越えて延びない、コア１６の厚さは、円板５が間
に配置される椎骨の分離の寸法に依存して変化すること
ができ、且つ該寸法は患者の寸法に依存して変化するこ
とができる。
第１図〜第４図の実施例での剛固で平らな板１２及び１
４は金属材料で作られる。板１２及び１４の厚さは典型
的には約０．９９ｍｍ　（０，０３９インチ）であり得
る。板１２及び１４が作られる材料は放射線不伝導体で
あることができ、即ちＸ線によって観察できる。適当な
生物適合可能な材料は３１６ＬＶＭステンレス鋼又は同
様のステンレス鋼、非合金化されたチタン又はチタン−
バナジウム−アルミニウム合金又はコバルト−クロム合
金又はコバルト−クロム−モリブテン合金又はコバルト
ニッケルークロム−モリブテン合金である。
エラストマーのコア１６は人の円板の曲げ特性に殆ど匹
敵する曲げ特性を有する加硫可能な材料である。広く言
えば、エラストマー材料は比較的剛性のあることを特徴
とすることができ、即ち負荷下において小さい曲げ及び
圧縮性だけを有するが、生来の円板に匹敵する要件を満
たすに充分な曲げ及び圧縮性を有する。更に詳しくは、
エラストマーのコアは通常の活動に適合するに必要な約
２°〜３°のトルク回転角度を与える。同様な軸線方向
弾性がかがむこと、身体を伸ばすこと、及びいろいろな
方向へ曲げることを許すように備えられる、同時に、円
板５は通常の負荷下で隣接の椎骨間に所望の分離を維持
することができる。また、円板は高い力が周囲の骨又は
軟質組織を損傷するのを減衰するための緩衝体として作
用する。
これらの要件に合うエラストマーの材料１６は、商標Ｈ
ｅｘｓｙｎでグツドイヤー・タイヤ・アンド・ラバー・
カンパニーによって市販されているポリオレフィンゴム
である。このゴムは加硫のための残留二重結合の源とし
て３〜５％のメチルへキサジエンを有する１−へキサン
から合成される。このゴムはマクミリアンによって前述
したジャーナル・オブ・バイオマチ−リアル・アブリケ
ーシジンズに開示されている。この刊行物の開示は参考
としてここに組入れられる。
エラストマー材料を評価するための最も一般的な試験は
、材料が破損する引張負荷の測定である極限引張強度の
試験、エラストマーが破損する前にエラストマーが伸張
され得る量である極限伸び率の試験、及び材料の剛さ即
ち剛性の測定である弾性率の試験、である、これら値の
全ては米国材料試験協会のガイドラインに従う標準的な
引張試験機を用いて得られる。
上の試験を用いて且つ前述した刊行物で報告されるよう
に、コア１６の材料は、約１１９　ｋｇ／ｃｍ２（１７
００ｐｓｉ）から約１７５　ｋｇ／ｃｍ２（２５００ｐ
ｓｉ）までの範囲の引張強度を有する。コア１６の材料
は３７°Ｃ（９Ｂ、　６゜Ｆ）で約２３０％から約３６
０％までの極限伸び率値を有し、約２９５％の平均値を
有する。換言すれば、材料は破損前に３７°Ｃで２３０
％から約３６０％まで伸張する。また、コア１６の材料
は約１４ｋｇ／ｃｍ２（２０ｐｓｉ）から約４３．４ｋ
ｇ／ｃｍ２（６２０ｐｓｉ）までの弾性率値を有して材
料の約１００％の伸びを行い、且つ２００％の伸び率で
約３７゜８ｋｇ／ｃｍ”　（５４０ｐｓｊ）から約７０
ｋｇ／ｃｍ２（１０００ｐｓｉ）までの値を有し、且つ
３００％で ７０ｋｇ／ｃｍ”　（１０００ｐｓ　ｉ）以上の値を有
する。これは、１４〜３７．８ｋｇ／ｃｍ”　（２００
〜５４０ｐｓｉ）の単位面積当りの力を材料に加えるこ
とによって、それが１００％伸張し、且つ約３７．８ｋ
ｇ／ｃｍ”　（５４０ｐｓｉ）から約７０ｋｇ／ｃｍ２
（１０００ｐｓｉ）までの単位面積当りの力を加えるこ
とによってそれが２００％伸張し、且つ７０ｋｇ／ｃｍ
２（ｌｏｏｏｐｓｉ）を超える単位面積当りの力を加え
ることが材料を少なくとも３００％伸張させることを意
味する。
上記したこと、及び他の観察及びデータに基づいて、エ
ラストマーのコア材料は約１３３　ｋｇ／ｃｍ２（１９
００ｐｓｉ）の極限引張強度、３７°Ｃ（９８，６゜Ｆ
）で約３５０％の極限伸び率、並びに１００％伸び率で
約１５゜４〜４２ｋｇ／ｃｍ２（２２０〜６００ｐｓｉ
）の範囲の弾性率及び２００％で４２．７〜７０ｋｇ／
ｃｍ２（６１０−１０００ｐｓｉ）の範囲の弾性率、及
び３００％伸び率で７０ｋｇ／ｃｍｚ（１０００ｐｓ　
ｉ）より大きい弾性率を有するべきであることが決定さ
れている。そのような材料は所望の程度のレジリエンス
を備え、且つ同時に人に使用した時に毎日の活動の要求
に合った椎骨分離を維持するに充分な圧縮抵抗を備える
。
上のデータから、Ｈｅｘｓｙｎ　（−登録商標）が人工
円板での使用に優れた特性を備えることが理解され得る
。加硫は円板の機械的特性並びにその生物安定性を増す
。
エラストマーのコアは接着層によって板１２及びＩ４へ
結合され、該接着層は底部板１４と接する椎骨に対する
頂板１２と接する椎骨の旋回移動、例えば２°〜３゛の
移動のようなプロテーゼに賦課された相対的旋回運動に
耐えるに充分な強度を有する。好ましくは、ゴムは特に
ブライマー及び接着剤の使用のために加硫工程で板１２
及び１４へ結合される。板１２及び１４の内方表面は多
孔性コーチング２０を備えることができ、該多孔性コー
チングはプラズマ溶射又は真空蒸着のような既知の技術
によって板１２．１４の内方表面上に付着された金属粒
子からなり、該金属粒子は板と同じ材料のものである。
これらの粒子はコア１６の材料と組合って板１２及び１
４とコア１６との間に強い結合を与える０代替的に、ゴ
ムは加硫に続いて適当な高強度の接着剤によって板１２
及び１４へ付着されることができる。
頂部及び底部板１２及び１４はそれらの露出した面上に
おいて小さい球状粒子の層からなる多孔性コーチング２
６で被覆される。好ましくは、粒子は板と同じ材料のも
のである０粒子は真空蒸着によって、プラズマ噴流溶射
によって、又は他の適当な既知の技術によって板へ加え
られることができる。コーチングは板１２．１４へしっ
かり付着されるべきであり、且つ通常の摩剥によって除
去されることができない、多孔性コーチング２６は、コ
ーチング２６が存在しないときよりも骨を板１２．１４
へしっかり結合させるように組織の内方への成長を生じ
る。
頂部及び底部板１２．１４はそれらの露出した面に、離
間され且つ板から外方へ垂直に延びる複数個の突出部又
はスパイク２８を備える。第１図〜第４図に例示した実
施例では、突出部は形状が円錐状であり且つ中空である
。突出部は突出部の内部をその外部と連通ずる開口２９
を円錐形の頂端に有する。また、突出部は好ましくは＋
ｆｆ１１２．１４と同じ材料であり、且つ板へ溶接され
、ろう付けされ、又は他の方法でしっかり結合されるこ
とができる。突出部は対向する椎骨に形成された座又は
凹部内に嵌合するようになっており、且つ隣接の椎骨の
２”〜３°の相対的旋回に耐えるに充分良く結合される
べきである。突出部は円板５脊椎骨に対して相対的に位
置させ且つその位置を維持する作用をする。好ましくは
、突出部は２６のような多孔性コーチングで被覆されな
い、このようにして、突出部は対向する椎骨に形成され
た座又は凹部内にしまり嵌め及びとまり嵌めするように
作られることができる。しかしながら、突出部は多孔性
コーチングで被覆されることができる。
突出部又はスパイクの円錐形及び中空の構造は、剛固な
板上の＆１１織内方成長コーチングが組織を円板中へ成
長させるまで及びその後に、人造円板を取付けた個人の
通常の活動に関してかなりの安定性を人工円板５に与え
る。エラストマー材料のコア１６は人の円板のレジリエ
ンス及び柔軟性と厳密に匹敵する程度のレジリエンス及
び柔軟性を備える。その厚さは個人の要求に適合するよ
うに変化され得る０円板は、１つの推骨の他の椎骨に対
する傾動、相対的軸線方向移動、相対的横断方向移動、
及び回転移動を含む隣接の推骨の実質的に自在の移動を
許す。エラストマーのコアの両側における反対向きの剛
固な板の使用はエラストマー材料が摩耗し且つ変質する
のを、円板に負荷を均等に分布させることによって防ぐ
。
第５図は本発明の修正された実施例である。第５図の円
板は上述した及び第１図〜第５図に示した円板と同じで
ある。第５図の円板は参照数字５０で全体的に示される
０円板５０は上方の剛固な仮５１と、ポリオレフィンゴ
ムのコア５３によって分離され且つそれへ付着された下
方の剛固な板５２とを含む、第５図の円板と第１図〜第
４図の円板との唯一の相違は、第５図の実施例における
剛固な板５１及び５２が金属粒子の層で完全に作られて
いることである。これらの層は、真空蒸着によって又は
プラズマ溶射技術によって又は他の適当な技術によって
互いに堆積される０粒子の層は第１図〜第４図の実施例
で板が作られ得る材料のどれかで作られる０種々の粒子
の層が円板に負荷の均等な分布を与えるために板５１及
び５２に充分な剛性を提供する。
第６図は本発明の更に別の実施例を示す、第６図の実施
例において、剛固な上方及び下方板は６０及び６１で示
され、且つポリオレフィンゴムのコアは６２で示される
。第６図の円板の構造は、第６図の実施例の板６０及び
６１がグラファイト繊維で強化された有機マトリックス
で作られたプラスチック複合材料のような非金属の複合
材料で作られていることを除いて、第１図〜第４図の円
板の構造と同じである。板６０及び６１の材料がプラス
チックであっても、それは負荷を円板を通して均等に伝
達し得る剛固な材料である。材料がプラスチック材料で
あるので、それは放射線半透過性であり、即ちＸ線を一
部それに透過させることができる。放射線半透過性は外
科医がｍ織の内方への成長が起こっているかを決定する
ために骨と板との間の界面を観察することを許す、この
場合、突出部２６のような突出部がそれらが第６図に図
示されていないが依然使用されることができる。板６０
．６１上の突出部は板６０．６１の一体部分として板６
０．６１と共に形成され又は成形されることができる。
更に、コア６２は適当な方法で板６０．６１へ結合され
ることができる。
本発明の好適な実施例の上の説明から、当業者はそれの
改良、変更及び修正に気付くであろう。
当技術内のそのような改良、変更及び修正は特許請求の
範囲によって保護されることを意図される。
【図面の簡単な説明】
第１図は本発明による人造円板を中に配置して有する人
のを柱の立面図であり、第２図は第１図の人造脊椎円板
の斜視図であり、第３図は上から第２図の脊椎円板をみ
た平面図であり、第４図は第２図の線４−４に沿った第
２図の脊椎円板の横断面図であり、第５図は本発明の別
の実施例の断面図であり、第６図は本発明の更に別の実
施例の断面図である。 ５．５０・・・円板、１２．１４．５１．５２．６０．
６１・・・板、１６．５３．６２・−・コア、２６・・
・多孔性コーチング、２８・・・突出部又はスパイク。 日１５

Claims (5)

    【特許請求の範囲】
  1. １．損傷した脊椎円板に取って代わる脊椎円板プロテー
    ゼであって、 上方の平らで剛固な板と、 下方の平らで剛固な板と、 前記板の間に介在され且つ前記板に付着された平らなエ
    ラストマーのコアであって、該コアがポリオレフィンゴ
    ムで作られたコアと、 を具備する脊椎円板プロテーゼ。
  2. ２．本質的に金属粒子の複数個の層からなる上方の平ら
    で剛固な板と、 本質的に金属粒子の複数個の層からなる下方の平らで剛
    固な板と、 前記板の間に介在され且つ前記板に付着されたエラスト
    マーのコアと、 を具備する脊椎円板プロテーゼ。
  3. ３．本質的にグラファイト繊維を有する有機マトリック
    スからなる上方の平らで剛固な板と、本質的にグラファ
    イト繊維を有する有機マトリックスからなる下方の平ら
    で剛固な板と、 前記板の間に介在され且つ前記板に付着されたエラスト
    マーのコアと、 を具備する脊椎円板プロテーゼ。
  4. ４．損傷した脊椎円板に取って代わる脊椎円板プロテー
    ゼであって、 上方の平らで剛固な板と、 下方の平らで剛固な板と、 前記板の間に介在され且つ前記板に付着された均質のエ
    ラストマー材料のコアであって、該コアが前記板の間の
    唯一の連結を構成するコアと、を具備する脊椎円板プロ
    テーゼ。
  5. ５．損傷した脊椎円板に取って代わる弾性脊椎円板プロ
    テーゼであって、 上方の平らな板と、 下方の平らな板と、 前記板の間に介在され且つ前記板に付着された平らなエ
    ラストマーのコアと、 前記板の上方及び下方の椎骨とそれぞれ係合し得るよう
    に前記板の露出した面から外方へ延びる複数個の離間し
    た突出部と、 前記板を覆う多孔性コーチングとを具備し、前記エラス
    トマーのコアが、 約１３３ｋｇ／ｃｍ＾２（１９００ｐｓｉ）の極限引張
    強度と、３７℃（９８．６゜Ｆ）で約３５０％の極限伸
    び率と、１００％伸び率で約１５．４〜４２ｋｇ／ｃｍ
    ＾２（２２０〜６００ｐｓｉ）の範囲の弾性率及び２０
    ０％伸び率で約４２．７〜７０ｋｇ／ｃｍ＾２（６１０
    〜１０００ｐｓｉ）の範囲の弾性率及び３００％伸び率
    で７０ｋｇ／ｃｍ＾２（１０００ｐｓｉ）より大きい弾
    性率とを有する、弾性脊椎円板プロテーゼ。
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