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Spinous process anchoring systems and methods

US7699873B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Kevin Stevenson · Atlanta, US
Robert A. Farris · Cordova, US
Jason M. May · Bayshore Commons, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 23, 2005
Grant date	Apr 20, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 20, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/7067
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Devices and methods for anchoring one or more elongate connecting members along the spinal column include a transverse linking member positionable through a spinous process in a generally orthogonal orientation to the sagittal plane. At least one coupling assembly is engageable about an end of the linking member extending from the spinous process. The elongate connecting member is engaged to the coupling assembly in a transverse orientation to the transverse linking member.

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