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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2007
Applicants:
James F. Zucherman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ken Y. Hsu, San Francisco, CA (US);
T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
Henry A. Klyce, Piedmont, CA (US);
Inventors:
James F. Zucherman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ken Y. Hsu, San Francisco, CA (US);
T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
Henry A. Klyce, Piedmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spine distraction implant alleviates pain associated with spinal stenosis and facet arthropathy by expanding the volume in the spine canal and/or neural foramen. The implant provides a spinal extension stop while allowing freedom of spinal flexion.