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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
May. 22, 2018
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Daniel Laskowitz, Lancaster, PA (US);
Michael L. Boyer, II, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Adam Friedrich, Cinnaminson, NJ (US);
Andrew Iott, Newtown Square, PA (US);
Edward Karpowicz, Sewell, NJ (US);
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
A system for flexibly stabilizing a vertebral motion segment of the facet joint by connecting a first vertebra and a second vertebra is disclosed. The system includes an elongate connection element with end portions interconnected by a flexible coupling member. The system includes first and second attachment portions for connecting the connection element to the vertebrae. A first resilient member is positioned between the first end portion and the first attachment portion, and a second resilient member is positioned between the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion.