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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2007
Applicant:
Lionel C. Sevrain, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Inventor:
Lionel C. Sevrain, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Lers Surgical, LLC, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An anchoring device for attaching an upper vertebra adjacent to a lower vertebra comprises a clamp having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, adapted to be positioned around upper and lower lateral masses of the adjacent vertebrae, and a fastener which in an installed position engages opposite ends of the clamp and which engages adjacent vertebrae thereby attaching the adjacent vertebrae together.