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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2013.01); A61B 17/7044 (2013.01); A61B 17/809 (2013.01); A61B 17/8085 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one general aspect, a vertebral attachment device can include an attachment member having a curved shape defining a concave surface, a flex structure included in the attachment member, and an anchor member coupled to the attachment member and protruding from the concave surface.