Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Facet device and method
- Patent Title (中): 方面设备和方法
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Application No.: US13346435Application Date: 2012-01-09
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Publication No.: US09011491B2Publication Date: 2015-04-21
- Inventor: Allen L. Carl , Dan Sachs , Meir Rosenberg
- Applicant: Allen L. Carl , Dan Sachs , Meir Rosenberg
- Applicant Address: US MN Minnetonka US NY Albany
- Assignee: K Spine, Inc.,Albany Medical College
- Current Assignee: K Spine, Inc.,Albany Medical College
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minnetonka US NY Albany
- Agency: Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70 ; A61F2/44 ; A61B17/56 ; A61F2/30

Abstract:
A spine prosthesis is provided and in particular, related to the facet joint of a spine. A spinal implant comprises a facet prosthesis including an insert to be positioned within a joint capsule between facets of a zygapophyseal joint. The insert may comprise a member having two opposing facet interfacing portions. A facet prosthesis exerts a distraction force between facets of a facet joint and may comprise a curable material to be injected into the facet joint. A facet prosthesis may also comprise a pair of magnets, each magnet coupled to a facet and oriented with like poles facing each other to provide a distracting force away from each other. A spine implant may also include an insert to be positioned within the joint capsule, a securing member comprising an elongate portion extending through part of a facet, and an anchor to anchor the securing member to the facet.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120109197A1 FACET DEVICE AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2012-05-03
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