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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2007
Applicant:
Clifford Tribus, Madison, WI (US);
Inventor:
Clifford Tribus, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spine stabilization device is placed between adjacent vertebral bodies of the vertebrae of a spine to effect a reduction and to support the adjacent vertebral bodies for fusion at the desired alignment and spacing. The stabilization device includes a first plate adapted for fixation to one of the adjacent vertebral bodies, a second plate adapted for fixation to the other, or both, of the adjacent vertebral bodies, an adjustable connector connecting the first and second plates and an intervertebral body attached to the second plate and having an intervertebral extension adapted for insertion between the adjacent vertebral bodies.