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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
May. 30, 2012
Nick Wright, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Thomas Shinn, Collegeville, PA (US);
Michael Evangelist, Pottstown, PA (US);
Jon Suh, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Nick Wright, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Thomas Shinn, Collegeville, PA (US);
Michael Evangelist, Pottstown, PA (US);
Jon Suh, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
A distractor device is disclosed that distracts and holds open an intralaminar space. The distractor device has a housing that includes a kickstand, an actuating bar that includes a foot, and an actuator that engages and drives the actuating bar, wherein the kickstand is configured to engage a first portion of a lamina on one side of the intralaminar space and the foot is configured to engage a second portion of the lamina on another side of the intralaminar space.