Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for stabilizing a portion of the spine
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Application No.: US12983349Application Date: 2011-01-03
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Publication No.: US08523920B2Publication Date: 2013-09-03
- Inventor: Larry Gause , Dusty Anna Needham , Robert Weakley , Kenneth S. Shipp , Benjamin Garden
- Applicant: Larry Gause , Dusty Anna Needham , Robert Weakley , Kenneth S. Shipp , Benjamin Garden
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Main IPC: A61B17/80
- IPC: A61B17/80

Abstract:
A system for stabilizing a portion of the spine comprising an elongate plate attached to one or more vertebrae by a number of bone anchors, with the system including one or more features that provide visualization of an implant disposed within a vertebral space and/or the interface between the implant and the adjacent vertebral tissue. A holding instrument is included that is engageable to the plate for positioning the plate adjacent the spinal column.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110106158A1 SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING A PORTION OF THE SPINE Public/Granted day:2011-05-05
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