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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2007
James F. Zucherman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ken Y. Hsu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Henry A. Klyce, Piedmont, CA (US);
Charles J. Winslow, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
John J. Flynn, West Milford, NJ (US);
Steven T. Mitchell, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Scott A. Yerby, Montara, CA (US);
John A. Markwart, Castro Valley, CA (US);
James F. Zucherman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ken Y. Hsu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Henry A. Klyce, Piedmont, CA (US);
Charles J. Winslow, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
John J. Flynn, West Milford, NJ (US);
Steven T. Mitchell, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Scott A. Yerby, Montara, CA (US);
John A. Markwart, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Kyphon Sarl, Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
Systems in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can include an implant comprising a spacer for defining a minimum space between adjacent spinous processes, a distraction guide for piercing and distracting an interspinous ligament during implantation, and a binder for limiting or preventing flexion motion of the targeted motion segment. The binder can be secured to a brace associated with the implant during implantation by a capture device. A binder aligner aligns the binder with the implant stabilizing the implant, binder and the adjacent vertebrae.