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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Samy Abdou, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Samy Abdou, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7064 (2013.01); A61F 2/4405 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for spinal the treatment of abnormal spinal stability and stenosis of the spinal canal. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods provide treatment via decompression and/or fixation of the spinal canal. One or more implants are used to fixate the posterior column of a spinal segment compromised of the superior and inferior immediately adjacent vertebral bones. In one variant, these disclosed devices are used to fixate the posterior column of a spinal segment while another orthopedic implant is placed into the anterior column of the same spinal segment, thereby providing circumferential decompression.