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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Medicrea International, Rillieux-la-Pape, FR;
Inventors:
Thomas Mosnier, Rochetaillée sur Saône, FR;
David Nicholas Ryan, Collonges au Mont d'Or, FR;
Assignee:
Medicrea International, Rillieux-la-Pape, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7053 (2013.01); A61B 17/1606 (2013.01); A61B 17/7001 (2013.01); A61B 17/707 (2013.01); A61B 17/7049 (2013.01); A61B 17/7062 (2013.01); A61B 17/7076 (2013.01); A61B 17/82 (2013.01); A61B 17/842 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed for inhibiting proximal junctional failure in a patient having posterior spinal instrumentation. One or more tension bands can be threaded through transverse bores in a spinous process of a vertebral body of a spine, superior and adjacent an uppermost instrumented vertebral body. Tension is applied to bias the spinous processes together and also in an inferior direction. The tension band is locked with respect to the spine, to maintain tension.