Appeal No. 2007-0606
Application No. 10/011,338
30. A spinal implant comprising:
a hollow shell having an exterior surface; and
a plurality of pillars projecting from said exterior surface, wherein
said implant is adapted for inserting between two naturally adjoining spinal
vertebrae, and wherein
said exterior surface has a plurality of holes therethrough regularly interspersed
among said pillars to permit bone growth therethrough for fusing said naturally
occurring vertebrae together.
35. A spinal implant comprising:
a hollow shell having one or more exterior surfaces about a longitudinal axis
through said shell; an
a plurality of immobile pillars projecting from each of said one or more exterior
surfaces, wherein
each of said one or more exterior surfaces has a plurality of holes therethrough
to facilitate bone growth therethrough.
41. A spinal implant comprising:
a hollow shell having an exterior surface; and
a plurality of pillars projecting from said exterior surface, wherein
said exterior surface has one or more holes therethrough, and wherein
said holes have a diameter or width substantially less than the diameter or the
width of said pillars, and further wherein said implant is adapted for insertion
between naturally adjoining vertebrae for fusing said naturally adjoining
vertebrae.
42. The spinal implant of claim 41, wherein said pillars are integrated with
said exterior surface of said implant.
43. The spinal implant of claim 41, wherein said pillars are immobile with
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