Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Facet joint replacement
- Patent Title (中): 方面关节置换
-
Application No.: US12104726Application Date: 2008-04-17
-
Publication No.: US08353933B2Publication Date: 2013-01-15
- Inventor: Daniel J. Triplett , Joel R Helgerson , Andrew R. Fauth , David M. Skinlo , E. Marlowe Goble , Daniel E. Gerbec
- Applicant: Daniel J. Triplett , Joel R Helgerson , Andrew R. Fauth , David M. Skinlo , E. Marlowe Goble , Daniel E. Gerbec
- Applicant Address: US PA Audubon
- Assignee: GMEDelaware 2 LLC
- Current Assignee: GMEDelaware 2 LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Audubon
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70

Abstract:
A facet joint replacement system includes an inferior implant with an inferior articular surface, and a superior implant with a superior articular surface. The inferior implant may comprise an inferior strut, and a polyaxially adjustable, lockable mechanism which couples the inferior articular surface with a first end of the inferior strut. A second end of the inferior strut may be secured to a polyaxially adjustable, lockable fixation assembly securable in a vertebra. The first end of the inferior strut may be post-shaped, and the second end ring-shaped, and vice versa. The superior implant may be secured to a polyaxially adjustable lockable fixation assembly securable in a vertebra. Inferior and superior implants may be implanted individually, paired on one lateral vertebral side, bi-laterally, and/or in multiple vertebral levels. A crosslink may be secured to one implant and extend across a vertebral sagittal plane to a second implant. A clip may align the articular surfaces during implantation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080275507A1 Facet Joint Replacement Public/Granted day:2008-11-06
Information query