Claims
- 1. A method for inserting a spiral intervertebral prosthesis into a cavity of an intervertebral disc, the prosthesis having an elongated, elastic body, which is form-elastic and which rolls up by itself into the form of at least one plane spiral in the force-free state, the method comprising the following steps:
- taking up at least a portion of the elastic body of the prosthesis, which is rolled up into a spiral in the force-free state, into a hollow space of an insertion apparatus provided for this purpose,
- introducing the elastic body through an opening of the cavity by means of the insertion apparatus,
- metering advance of the spiral body out of the insertion apparatus, with the body rolling up by itself in a plane spiral form within the cavity,
- withdrawing the insertion apparatus along a second portion of straightened spiral remaining outside the cavity,
- applying a severing apparatus along the second portion and severing the elastic body at the desired place, and
- removing the severing apparatus and the severed-off portion.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/723,146, filed Sep. 30, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,919,235.
US Referenced Citations (2)
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5171280 |
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Divisions (1)
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