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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Paradigm Spine, Llc, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Rudolf Bertagnoli, Vienna, AT;
Guntmar H. Eisen, Tuttlingen, DE;
Nina Kudielka, Tuttlingen, DE;
Frank T. Trautwein, Filderstadt, DE;
Marc R. Viscogliosi, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
PARADIGM SPINE, LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61B 17/7047 (2013.01); A61B 17/7064 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3916 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method and system are provided for preparing an interspinous space to receive an implantable device. The system may comprise a cutting tool guide having a guiding surface for directing a cutting tool therethrough and a holder for positioning the cutting tool guide relative to the interspinous space. The holder may be configured to adjustably attach to at least one of a pair of spinous processes defining the interspinous space.