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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Bret A. Ferree, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Rich Mueller, San Diego, CA (US);
Forrest Samuel, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Schafer, San Diego, CA (US);
Benjamin Arnold, San Diego, CA (US);
Bret A. Ferree, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Rich Mueller, San Diego, CA (US);
Forrest Samuel, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Schafer, San Diego, CA (US);
Benjamin Arnold, San Diego, CA (US);
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates generally to spine surgery and, in particular, to methods and apparatus for treating spinal stenosis. The methods comprising gaining access to an interspinous space, abrading a portion of the superior spinous process, inserting an implant into the interspinous process space, verifying the position of the implant by observing the position of three radio-opaque markers embedded in the implant, and coupling the implant to the superior spinous process.