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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2013
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Michael Lee Boyer, II, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Daniel Laskowitz, Lancaster, PA (US);
David C. Paul, Phoenixville, PA (US);
William Rhoda, Media, PA (US);
Andrew Iott, Newtown Square, PA (US);
Andrew Lee, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
A facet joint prosthesis comprising an inferior prosthetic portion and a superior prosthetic portion is disclosed. Inferior prosthetic portion includes a first anchor member and a first articulating member and superior prosthetic portion includes a second anchor member and a second articulating member. The first articulating member comprises a support portion and first articulating surface and the second articulating member comprises a second articulating surface, and first and second articulating surfaces are configured and dimensioned to contact or engage one another. A flexible element is positioned between the support portion and the first articulating surface.