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Interspinous vertebral stabilization devices

US8328848B2 · kind B2 · utility

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73References

18Claims

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Assignee

Paradigm Spine, LLC · US

Inventors

Gary L. Lowery · Jacksonville, US
Frank T. Trautwein · Echterdingen, DE
Guntmar Eisen · Tuttlingen, DE
Marc R. Viscogliosi · New York, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 26, 2006
Grant date	Dec 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 19, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/7068
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides interspinous vertebral and lumbosacral stabilization devices, and methods of using these devices for treating spinal instability conditions. The invention includes interspinous vertebral stabilization devices adapted for placement between the spinous processes of two or more adjacent vertebrae. The invention also includes lumbar stabilization devices adapted to be placed between a lumbar vertebra and an adjacent vertebra, including the first sacral vertebra (S1), to stabilize the lumbosacral region of a patient, and method for using such devices.

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