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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Omar Omar-pasha, Lohmar, DE;
Gert Stephanus Becker, Pretoria, ZA;
Paul Carel Hubertus DE Joode, Rhenen, NL;
Omar Omar-Pasha, Lohmar, DE;
Other;
Abstract
The invention refers to a devicefor supporting a spinal column in the region of the transverse or spinous processions of two adjacent vertebrae and/or for spreading two adjacent ribs, comprising at least a first bodyand a second body, each body having a receptaclefor a transverse or spinous process of a vertebra or for a rib; and a rotational jointbetween the first bodyand the second body, such that the first bodyand the second bodyare rotatable relative to one another about a common axis of rotation X, wherein the distance between the receptacles of the first bodyand the second bodycan be adjusted by means of the rotational movement of the first bodyrelative to the second body, which is characterized in that the receptaclesof the first bodyand the second bodyare designed such that the transverse or spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae or adjacent ribs can be received therein at least in a rotational angle of 0° to 180°, preferably 0° to 270°, of the first bodyto the second body