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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2008
Kelly Scrantz, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Fraser Landreneau, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Horace Mitchell, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Armando Varela, Boca Raton, FL (US);
David Crook, Mineola, TX (US);
Kelly Scrantz, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Fraser Landreneau, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Horace Mitchell, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Armando Varela, Boca Raton, FL (US);
David Crook, Mineola, TX (US);
US Spine, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A vertebral stabilization device operable for stabilizing and/or decompressing a portion of the spine, including: a first frame member; a second frame member; a first connector member engaged to the first frame member for securing the first frame member to a first structure of the spine; and a second connector member engaged to the second frame member for securing the second frame member to a second structure of the spine; wherein the first frame member and the second frame member are in a telescoping relationship with each other. The first and second structures of the spine may include spinous processes, laminae, sacral structures, or any other suitable structures. Preferably, the first connector member and the second connector member are substantially arcuate in shape, and may face towards each other, away from each other, or in the same direction.