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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
William B. Null, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Robert W. Weakley, Collierville, TN (US);
Gregory C. Marik, Germantown, TN (US);
John G. Heller, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jeffrey C. Wang, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7059 (2013.01); A61B 17/7071 (2013.01);
Abstract
Laminoplasty plates are engageable to at least one portion of a divided lamina to maintain a desired spacing relative to the spinal canal. The laminoplasty plates include a spacer portion having a first end and a second end that spans a gap formed by at least one of a divided lamina portion. The laminoplasty plates can include a lamina engagement portion at one end for engagement with the divided lamina portion.