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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Trace Cawley, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Peter Harris, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Doris Blake, DeLay Beach, FL (US);
Inventors:
Trace Cawley, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Peter Harris, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Doris Blake, DeLay Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
HARBINGER MEDICAL GROUP, LLC, Lafayette, LA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/7064 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320044 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides devices, implants, and methods for distracting and/or stabilizing a facet joint of the spine of a patient or other similar joint or bony structures, optionally including modifying the facet joint and implanting an implant in the facet joint so as to distract the foramen in order to reduce compression on nerve roots.