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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007

Filed:

Jun. 25, 2003
Applicants:

Samuel M. Shaolian, Newport Beach, CA (US);

George P. Teitelbaum, Newport Beach, CA (US);

Thanh Van Nguyen, Irvine, CA (US);

Frank Nguyen, Pomona, CA (US);

To V. Pham, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);

Vincent Divino, Jr., Mission Viejo, CA (US);

Michael R. Henson, Coto de Caza, CA (US);

Inventors:

Samuel M. Shaolian, Newport Beach, CA (US);

George P. Teitelbaum, Newport Beach, CA (US);

Thanh Van Nguyen, Irvine, CA (US);

Frank Nguyen, Pomona, CA (US);

To V. Pham, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);

Vincent Divino, Jr., Mission Viejo, CA (US);

Michael R. Henson, Coto de Caza, CA (US);

Assignee:

SDGI Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods and devices for treating diseases and conditions that change the spacial relationship between the vertebral bodies and the intervertebral disks, or that cause instability of the vertebral column, or both, and a method and devices that allow the surgeon to access the intervertebral space to restore a more normal three-dimensional configuration of the space, with or without additionally fusing two adjacent vertebrae.


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