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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2010
Lauren I. Lyons, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher U. Phan, San Leandro, CA (US);
Lauren I. Lyons, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher U. Phan, San Leandro, CA (US);
Kyphon Sarl, Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
Medical devices for the treatment of spinal conditions are described herein. The medical device includes a pair of superior plates with spikes adapted to be embedded in a superior spinous process and a pair of inferior plates with spikes adapted to be embedded in an adjacent inferior spinous process. The superior plates and inferior plates are connected to each other in such a way as to allow relative motion therebetween. A spacer may be disposed between the adjacent spinous processes.
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