The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2010
Todd Alamin, Woodside, CA (US);
Colin Cahill, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Louis Fielding, San Carlos, CA (US);
Manish Kothari, San Rafael, CA (US);
Todd Alamin, Woodside, CA (US);
Colin Cahill, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Louis Fielding, San Carlos, CA (US);
Manish Kothari, San Rafael, CA (US);
Simpirica Spine, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlling flexion in a spinal segment of a patient include performing a spinal fusion procedure on a pair of adjacent vertebrae in the spinal segment and implanting a constraint device into the patient. Adjusting length or tension in the constraint device allows the constraint device to provide a force a force resistant to flexion of the spinal segment undergoing fusion. The constraint device also modulates loads borne by the spinal segment undergoing fusion or tissue adjacent thereto.