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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2011
Frank T. Trautwein, Filderstadt, DE;
Ralf Riesinger, Wurmlingen, DE;
Gary L. Lowery, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Marc R. Viscogliosi, New York, NY (US);
Frank T. Trautwein, Filderstadt, DE;
Ralf Riesinger, Wurmlingen, DE;
Gary L. Lowery, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Marc R. Viscogliosi, New York, NY (US);
Paradigm Spine, LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An implantable interlaminar-interspinous stabilization system is provided. The system may comprise a U-shaped implantable device having an inferior section, a superior section, a midsection extending therebetween, and pair of lateral walls for engaging a spinous process of a vertebra, each of the lateral walls including an aperture with a countersink for receiving a bone fastener. The system may also include a bone fastener comprising a threaded bolt and a threaded nut for securing the implantable device to the spinous processes. Insertion tools may be provided for aligning the threaded bolt and nut through the apertures of the implantable device.