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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:
Oct. 08, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph Y Margulies, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 17 ; 606 61 ;
Abstract
A spinal stabilization system for fixing affected vertebrae having anterior and posterior aspects. The system comprises a plurality of rods or plates disposed over the affected vertebrae, at least one rod or plate disposed anteriorly and at least one disposed posteriorly, and a plurality of bolts and nuts extending laterally through the affected vertebrae and attached to the rods.