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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Paul Pavlov, Nijmegen, NL;
Tom Overes, Oberdorf, CH;
Robert Frigg, Oberdorf, CH;
Philippe Lindenmann, Oberdorf, CH;
Inventors:
Paul Pavlov, Nijmegen, NL;
Tom Overes, Oberdorf, CH;
Robert Frigg, Oberdorf, CH;
Philippe Lindenmann, Oberdorf, CH;
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/7064 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/4405 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 17/1697 (2013.01); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30029 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30306 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30542 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30576 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30578 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30785 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30787 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30828 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30879 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4687 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implant includes a body sized and shaped for insertion into a facet joint, the implant including a first bone fixation element receiving opening extending through a portion thereof along a first axis oriented so that, when the implant is received within a facet joint in a desired configuration, a bone fixation element inserted into the first bone fixation element receiving opening will extend into a first one of the vertebra forming the facet joint.