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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
May. 31, 2005
Seungkyu Daniel Kwak, Grafton, MA (US);
John Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US);
Amie Borgstrom, North Attleborough, MA (US);
William Dunbar, Norton, MA (US);
Seungkyu Daniel Kwak, Grafton, MA (US);
John Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US);
Amie Borgstrom, North Attleborough, MA (US);
William Dunbar, Norton, MA (US);
DePuy Spine, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
Various methods and devices for replacing damaged, injured, diseased, or otherwise unhealthy posterior elements, such as the facet joints, the lamina, the posterior ligaments, and/or other features of a patient's spinal column, are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the methods and devices are effective to mimic the natural function of the spine by allowing flexion, extension, and lateral bending of the spine, while substantially restricting posterior-anterior shear and rotation of the spine.