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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Christian M. Puttlitz, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Benjamin C. Gadomski, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventors:
Christian M. Puttlitz, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Benjamin C. Gadomski, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Colorado State University Research Foundation, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7067 (2013.01); A61B 17/7038 (2013.01); A61B 17/7055 (2013.01);
Abstract
An interspinous spacer device for the treatment of high-grade spinal disorders is disclosed herein. The interspinous spacer device includes a sliding rod and a base that contains a curved internal track that limits the range of motion and center of rotation of the spinal segments stabilized using the device to the physiological levels of a nondegraded spinal segment.