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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Cotera, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vivek Shenoy, Redwood City, CA (US);
Hanson S. Gifford, III, Woodside, CA (US);
Mark Deem, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Foundry, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7067 (2013.01); A61B 17/70 (2013.01); A61B 17/88 (2013.01); A61B 17/8897 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Pathology of the human spine can arise from excessive and/or uneven loading of regions within the spinal vertebrae and the intervertebral disc. Methods and apparatus are disclosed that enable displacement of soft tissue around the spine in a less invasive manner, thereby altering the mechanical load distribution within the spine to achieve a therapeutic effect.