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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Avram Allan Edidin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hugues F. Malandain, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert Alexander Vandervelde, Tervuren, BE;
Inventors:
Avram Allan Edidin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hugues F. Malandain, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert Alexander Vandervelde, Tervuren, BE;
Assignee:
Kphon Sarl, Neuchatel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus includes an elongate member having a proximal portion configured to be deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration. The elongate member has a distal portion configured to be deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration. A non-expanding central portion is positioned between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The non-expanding central portion is configured to engage adjacent spinous processes.