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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Decima Spine, Inc., San Juan, PR (US);
Inventors:
Srdjan Mirkovic, Northfield, IL (US);
Brad S. Culbert, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Assignee:
Decima Spine, Inc., San Juan, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2013.01); A61B 17/1637 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of limiting at least one degree of movement between a superior vertebral body and an inferior vertebral body of a patient includes advancing a distal end of a stabilization device into a pedicle of the inferior vertebral body. A proximal portion of the stabilization device is positioned such that the proximal portion limits at least one degree of movement between a superior vertebral body and an inferior vertebral body by contacting a surface of the superior vertebral body.