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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2016
Cogent Spine, Llc, San Diego, CA (US);
Samy Abdou, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian Bowman, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Benjamin Arnold, San Diego, CA (US);
Jude Paganelli, San Diego, CA (US);
Cogent Spine, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for providing spinal percutaneous delivery of an implant that can rigidly fixate the spinous process of a first superior bone and a second inferior bone of a functional spinal unit. In one aspect, the device comprises two bone abutment members connected via an interconnecting member. In another aspect, the method comprises implanting at least two spinal implant apparatus within a target disc space via an implantation apparatus. In another aspect, a placement instrument comprising an implant delivery segment, an anchor segment, and an articulating arm is disclosed.