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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jacques Samani, St. Cyr Au Mont D'Or, FR;
Assignee:
Fixano, Bourg En Bresse, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 17 ; 606 53 ; 606 60 ; 606 61 ; 606 72 ;
Abstract
This implant comprises a substantially U-shaped body having an elastic flexibility in the area of its central portion, and two pairs of brackets projecting from the outer face of the two branches of the body, these brackets defining stirrups for receiving the spinous processes of the vertebrae and comprising means permitting them to be fixed to the processes.
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