Interspinal vertebral implant
US5645599A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S606/907
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This implant comprises a substantially U-shaped body having an elastic flexibility in the area of its central portion, and two pairs of brackets projecting from the outer face of the two branches of the body, these brackets defining stirrups for receiving the spinous processes of the vertebrae and comprising means permitting them to be fixed to the processes.
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