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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2011
Applicant:
Mark a Reiley, Piedmont, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mark A Reiley, Piedmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
GMEDELAWARE 2 LLC, Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/4405 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30537 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30777 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30874 (2013.01); A61F 2002/449 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4631 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0025 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0041 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00131 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00179 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00329 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00604 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00634 (2013.01); A61F 2310/0097 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00976 (2013.01); Y10S 623/902 (2013.01); Y10S 606/907 (2013.01); Y10S 606/91 (2013.01); Y10S 606/902 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthesis replaces all or a portion of a natural facet joint on a vertebral body. The prosthesis has a prosthesis body accommodating fixation to the vertebral body at or near a pedicle and without support by a lamina. The prosthesis body has a fastening element installed within the vertebral body at or near a pedicle. The prosthesis further has an artificial facet joint structure carried by the prosthesis body at a location spaced from the fastening element. The artificial facet joint structure is adapted and configured to replace all or a portion of a natural facet joint.