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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2002
Applicants:
Chunfeng Zhao, Rochester, MN (US);
Bradford L. Currier, Rochester, MN (US);
Fredrick M. Schultz, Rochester, MN (US);
Kai-nan an, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Chunfeng Zhao, Rochester, MN (US);
Bradford L. Currier, Rochester, MN (US);
Fredrick M. Schultz, Rochester, MN (US);
Kai-Nan An, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spinal fixation system and methods are provided that includes a plurality of pillars each positioned through a compromised vertebra and into the lower or upper endplates of the neighboring healthy vertebrae.