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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Louis Fielding, San Carlos, CA (US);
Anand Parikh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eller Torres, Iv, Tracy, CA (US);
Ian Bennett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hugues Malandain, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jeffrey Schwardt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Louis Fielding, San Carlos, CA (US);
Anand Parikh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eller Torres, IV, Tracy, CA (US);
Ian Bennett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hugues Malandain, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jeffrey Schwardt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Simpirica Spine, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device may be used to limit flexion of the spine without substantially limiting extension of the spine. Various accessories, instruments, and methods may be used to help deploy the flexion limiting device, manipulate, and adjust it.