Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Minimally invasive spine restoration systems, devices, methods and kits
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Application No.: US15182943Application Date: 2016-06-15
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Publication No.: US10052135B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Philip Berg , John Arthur Ohrt , Cin Abidin , Mark K. Kuiper , Michael J. Funk , Anthony v. Finazzo , Christopher Ralph , Richard J. Broman , Sean Suh
- Applicant: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
- Applicant Address: US PA Audubon
- Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
- Current Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Audubon
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70 ; A61F2/44 ; A61B17/86 ; A61F2/30

Abstract:
The disclosure discloses methods, devices, systems and kits for repairing, replacing and/or augmenting natural facet joint surfaces and/or facet capsules. An implantable facet joint device of one embodiment comprises a cephalad facet joint element and a caudal facet joint element. The cephalad facet joint element includes a member adapted to engage a first vertebra, and an artificial cephalad bearing member. The caudal facet joint element includes a connector adapted for fixation to a second vertebra at a fixation point and an artificial caudal bearing member adapted to engage the cephalad bearing member. The artificial caudal bearing member is adapted for a location lateral to the fixation point. In another embodiment, an implantable facet joint device comprises a cephalad crossbar adapted to extend mediolaterally relative to a spine of a patient, the crossbar having opposite first and second ends, a connector element adapted to connect the crossbar to a first vertebra, a first artificial cephalad bearing member adapted for connection to the first end of the crossbar and adapted to engage a first caudal facet joint element connected to a second vertebra, and a second artificial cephalad bearing member adapted for connection to the second end of the crossbar and adapted to engage a second caudal facet joint element connected to the second vertebra.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170007298A1 Minimally Invasive Spine Restoration Systems, Devices, Methods and Kits Public/Granted day:2017-01-12
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