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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2011
Manohar M. Panjabi, Concord, MA (US);
Jens P. Timm, Carlsbad, CA (US);
George Malcolmson, Ii, New Haven, CT (US);
Manohar M. Panjabi, Concord, MA (US);
Jens P. Timm, Carlsbad, CA (US);
George Malcolmson, II, New Haven, CT (US);
Yale University, New Haven, CT (US);
Rachiotek, LLC, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Spine stabilization devices, systems and methods are provided in which a single resilient member or spring is disposed on an elongate element that spans two attachment members attached to different spinal vertebrae. The elongate element passes through at least one of the two attachment members, permitting relative motion therebetween, and terminates in a stop or abutment. A second resilient member is disposed on the elongate element on an opposite side of the sliding attachment member, e.g., in an overhanging orientation. The two resilient members are capable of applying mutually opposing urging forces, and a compressive preload can be applied to one or both of the resilient members.