Interspinous process spacer
US7862590B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/7053
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of an interspinous spacer that maintains spacing between a superior vertebra and inferior vertebra following a laminectomy. The interspinous spacer may include a superior arch engaging the spinous process of a superior vertebra and an inferior arch engaging the spinous process of an inferior vertebra. The superior arch and inferior arch may define a central opening in the interspinous spacer.
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