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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2010
Todd Alamin, Woodside, CA (US);
Louis Fielding, San Carlos, CA (US);
Manish Kothari, San Rafael, CA (US);
Todd Alamin, Woodside, CA (US);
Louis Fielding, San Carlos, CA (US);
Manish Kothari, San Rafael, CA (US);
Simpirica Spine, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for improving shear loading capacity of a spinal segment having a superior vertebra, an inferior vertebra or sacrum, and a facet joint, includes providing a constraint device having an upper portion, a lower portion and a compliance member coupled therebetween. The constraint device is coupled with the spinal segment such that the upper portion of the constraint device is coupled with the superior vertebra and the lower portion of the constraint device is coupled with the inferior vertebra or a sacrum. The constraint device provides a force resistant to flexion of the spinal segment. Also, length or tension in the constraint device is adjusted so as to increase engagement between an upper portion of the facet joint and a lower portion of the facet joint, thereby increasing capacity of the spinal segment to resist shear loading.