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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2003
Applicants:
Salvador A. Brau, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michael L. Schiffman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Salvador A. Brau, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michael L. Schiffman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A support for vertebral fusion prevents subsidence and eliminates the need for posterior surgery and instrumentation. The support is constructed from cadaveric vertebrae or an implantable man-made material. One embodiment is a U-shaped metal support that rests on the apophyseal ring of the vertebrae, with the open portion of the U facing the patient's posterior. The metal support is then connected to a previously placed threaded cage or bone dowel such as that used in anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF).