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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2009
Applicant:
E. Skott Greenhalgh, Lower Gwynedd, PA (US);
Inventor:
E. Skott Greenhalgh, Lower Gwynedd, PA (US);
Assignee:
Stout Medical Group, L.P., Quakertown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4405 (2013.01); A61B 17/7064 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3008 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30492 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30515 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30522 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30594 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4677 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0025 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/0097 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00101 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00137 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00796 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00952 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00976 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable orthopedic stability device is disclosed. The device can have a contracted and an expanded configuration. A method of using the device between adjacent facet surfaces for support and/or fixation of either or both of the adjacent vertebrae is also disclosed.