Posterior dynamic stabilization systems and methods
US7879074B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/7028
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various methods and devices are provided for stabilizing adjacent vertebrae in a patient's spinal column. In one exemplary embodiment, a spinal stabilization device is provided having a first cross-connector that is adapted to mate to opposed lateral sides of a first vertebra, a second cross-connector that is adapted to mate to opposed lateral sides of a second vertebra, and a flexible member that is coupled to the first and second cross-connectors and that is adapted to allow movement between first and second adjacent vertebrae coupled to the first and second cross-connectors.
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