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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2008
Jeffrey R. Justis, Memphis, TN (US);
Jonathan M. Dewey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Henry Keith Bonin, Jr., Memphis, TN (US);
Christopher M. Patterson, Memphis, TN (US);
Dimitri K. Protopsaltis, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeffrey R. Justis, Memphis, TN (US);
Jonathan M. Dewey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Henry Keith Bonin, Jr., Memphis, TN (US);
Christopher M. Patterson, Memphis, TN (US);
Dimitri K. Protopsaltis, Memphis, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An implantable device includes a first arm member, a second arm member, a compressible member disposed between and coupled to the first arm member and the second arm member, and a tensioning member coupled to the first arm member and the second arm member. Wherein upon moving the first arm member toward the second arm member the tensioning member translates within the first arm member.