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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Anton E. Bowden, Lindon, UT (US);
Larry L. Howell, Orem, UT (US);
Peter A. Halverson, Alpine, UT (US);
Eric M. Stratton, Provo, UT (US);
Inventors:
Anton E. Bowden, Lindon, UT (US);
Larry L. Howell, Orem, UT (US);
Peter A. Halverson, Alpine, UT (US);
Eric M. Stratton, Provo, UT (US);
Assignee:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spinal implant comprises a plurality of contiguous segments, said plurality of contiguous segments configured to apply a torque to a degenerate spinal segment in any of three orthogonal axes. At least one mounting connection is configured to connect said spinal implant to a mounting mechanism, said mounting mechanism being configured to attach said spinal implant to said degenerate spinal segment.