Spinous process fusion devices and methods thereof
US9681898B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/564
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices and methods for positioning and immobilizing at least two adjacent vertebrae using adjacent spinous processes. The method includes positioning a spinous process fusion device in an interspinous space between adjacent spinous processes including a rod and a first wing, and attaching a second wing to the rod, for example, using a ratcheting mechanism.
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