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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Zappacosta, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Daniel Laskowitz, Lancaster, PA (US);
William E. Duffield, Collegeville, PA (US);
Jason Cianfrani, Conshohocken, PA (US);
Jody L. Seifert, Birdsboro, PA (US);
Darren Clutter, Palm, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7068 (2013.01); A61B 17/7067 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for positioning and immobilizing at least two adjacent vertebrae using adjacent spinous processes. The method includes positioning a spinous process fusion device in an interspinous space between adjacent spinous processes including a rod and a first wing, and attaching a second wing to the rod, for example, using a ratcheting mechanism.