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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2007
Todd Alamin, Woodside, CA (US);
Ian Bennett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Louis Fielding, Portland, OR (US);
Colin Cahill, San Francisco, CA (US);
Todd Alamin, Woodside, CA (US);
Ian Bennett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Louis Fielding, Portland, OR (US);
Colin Cahill, San Francisco, CA (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Simpirica Spine, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
Spinal implants for limiting flexion of the spine are implanted between a superior spinous process and an inferior spinous process or sacrum. The implants include upper straps which are placed over the upper spinous process, while the lower portions of the implant are attached to the adjacent vertebra or sacrum. The attachments may be fixed, for example using screws or other anchors, or may be non-fixed, for example by placing a loop strap through a hole in the spinous process or sacrum.