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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2010
Stephen H. Hochschuler, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Ali Araghi, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Thomas S. Kilpela, Marquette, MI (US);
Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Anchorage, AK (US);
Michael R. Jackson, Hancock, MI (US);
Russell M. Pietila, Hancock, MI (US);
Stephen H. Hochschuler, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Ali Araghi, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Thomas S. Kilpela, Marquette, MI (US);
Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Anchorage, AK (US);
Michael R. Jackson, Hancock, MI (US);
Russell M. Pietila, Hancock, MI (US);
Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc., Marquette, MI (US);
Abstract
An implant device includes a pair of hook devices and an elongate guide device. The hook devices are configured to be disposed between and engage adjacent vertebral bodies. The elongate guide device is connected to the hook devices and allows for relative movement of at least one of the hook devices to adjust for the geometries of the vertebral surfaces to be engaged by the hook devices.