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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yolanda D. Shepard, East Orange, NJ (US);
Charles L. Bush, Jr., Wayne, NJ (US);
Douglas G. Pedrick, Newburgh, NY (US);
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61B 17/7071 (2013.01); A61B 17/808 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a laminal implant including: a first body including a first flange adapted to engage a first lamina end, a tab and a receiving channel; and a second body including a second flange adapted to engage a second lamina end, and a plurality of teeth adapted to engage the tab, at least a portion of the second body adapted to be positioned within the receiving channel, the first and second bodies adapted to slideably engage one another.