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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2009
Amir M. Matityahu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert Trigg Mcclellan, San Francisco, CA (US);
William H. Dillin, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Amir M. Matityahu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert Trigg McClellan, San Francisco, CA (US);
William H. Dillin, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Total Connect Spine, LLC, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Abstract
A posterior spinal fastener is disclosed for insertion into a vertebra of a mammalian body, the vertebra having posterior elements and a vertebral body. The fastener includes an elongate member adapted for insertion into the vertebra. The elongate body has an anterior portion and a posterior portion. The anterior portion is arcuate in shape for placement in the vertebral body. The posterior portion has a length so as to be accessible at the posterior elements of the vertebra when the anterior portion is disposed in the vertebral body. A method of use of the posterior spinal fastener is also disclosed, in which the posterior spinal fastener is introduced into the vertebra at the posterior elements and arcuately extended into the vertebral body.