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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2020
Facet Dynamics, Inc., Milton, WI (US);
Christopher D. Sturm, Milton, WI (US);
Shawn Van Dahm, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Robert Jones, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Facet Dynamics, Inc., Milton, WI (US);
Abstract
A facet joint replacement system includes a facet joint replacement device including an enclosing body and an articulating body. The enclosing body includes an interior surface defining an inner cavity of the enclosing body. The interior surface includes a first articulating surface and a projection extending inwardly relative to a surrounding area of the interior surface. The articulating body is positioned within the inner cavity of the enclosing body and is configured to move within the enclosing body. The articulating body includes a second articulating surface and a recess extending inwardly relative to a surrounding area of the articulating body and aligned with the projection of the interior surface of the enclosing body so as to allow movement of the projection along the recess of the enclosing body while constraining rotational motion of the articulating body within the enclosing body.