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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2009
Charles J. Winslow, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Steven T. Mitchell, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
John J. Flynn, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
James F. Zucherman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ken Y. Hsu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Henry A. Klyce, Piedmont, CA (US);
H. Adam R. Klyce, Berkeley, CA (US);
Charles J. Winslow, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Steven T. Mitchell, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
John J. Flynn, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
James F. Zucherman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ken Y. Hsu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Henry A. Klyce, Piedmont, CA (US);
H. Adam R. Klyce, Berkeley, CA (US);
Spartek Medical, Inc., Concord, CA (US);
Abstract
A dynamic spinal stabilization linkage for use in stabilizing of the spine. The linkage connects adjacent vertebrae to provide load-sharing and stabilization while allowing natural kinematics. The linkage comprises three rigid bodies joined in series with 3-degree-of-freedom spherical joint between each body. The joints have range-of-motion constraints which limit undesirable intervertebral motion.