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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2010
Steven C. Humphreys, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Scott D. Hodges, Ooltewah, TN (US);
Marc M. Peterman, Memphis, TN (US);
Danny H. Braddock, Jr., Bartlett, TN (US);
Steven C. Humphreys, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Scott D. Hodges, Ooltewah, TN (US);
Marc M. Peterman, Memphis, TN (US);
Danny H. Braddock, Jr., Bartlett, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthpedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An artificial spinal joint, for creating at least a portion of a coupling between a superior vertebra and an inferior vertebra, comprises an anterior joint replacement component sized to extend into an intervertebral disc space between the superior and inferior vertebrae. The anterior joint replacement component includes a left anterior member separated and spaced apart from a right anterior member. The artificial spinal joint further comprises a bridge component coupled at a first end to the anterior joint replacement and sized to extend posteriorly outside the intervertebral disc space. The bridge component includes a left bridge member separated and spaced apart from a right bridge member. The artificial spinal joint further comprises a posterior joint replacement component coupled to a second end of the bridge component. The posterior joint replacement component includes a left posterior member separated and spaced apart from a right posterior member.