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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2003
Applicant:
Steve Mitchell, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steve Mitchell, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kyphon SÀRL, Neuchâtel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A minimally invasive implant for the lumbosacral region of the spine. One embodiment includes an implant with a brace movably attached to a base. The brace includes a spacer and a beam. The base may be adapted to be mounted onto a S1 vertebra. The brace may be selectively positioned on the base with the spacer extending outward to contact a second vertebra.