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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2008
Bret A. Ferree, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Bret A. Ferree, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Anova Corp., Summit, NJ (US);
Abstract
Spinal stabilization mechanisms act to prevent lateral bending, extension, and rotation across adjacent vertebrae. Methods for spinal stabilization includes placing one or more anchors at each vertebral level, positioning one or more sutures around each anchor at each level such that the each suture forms a loop or band around two adjacent anchors, applying tension to the ends of each suture to tighten the suture loop around the anchors and welding overlapping ends of each suture together to form suture bands connecting the anchors and thereby preventing lateral bending, extension, and rotation of the spinal segment. An in-growth component is placed over the anterior portions of the three adjacent vertebrae and the disk space therebetween. An anti-adhesion patch is placed over the in-growth component, anchors and elongate members. The anti-adhesion patch has one or more notches that provide access to at least two of the anchors and a flap extending from between the notches. Another elongate member is around the exposed anchors and over a portion of the anti-adhesion patch. Tension is applied to the elongate member to hold the anti-adhesion patch in place. The flap of the anti-adhesion patch is then folded back over the exposed anchors and elongate member.