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US 2006/0224159 A1Published application
Intervertebral prosthetic device for spinal stabilization and method of implanting same
AssigneeSDGI Holdings, Inc.
InventorKent Anderson
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Abstract
An intervertebral prosthetic device for spinal stabilization and a method of using same according to which a body member is implanted between two adjacent vertebrae so that a spinous processes of a vertebrae extends into a notch formed in the body member. A groove is also formed in the body member that engages one of the vertebrae.
Claims19
A prosthetic device for insertion between two vertebrae of a spine to stabilize the spine, the device comprising;
- a body member;
- at least one notch formed in the body member for receiving the spinous process of at least one of the vertebrae;
- and
- at least one groove formed in the body member for engaging one of the vertebrae.
1 more element
A method of implanting a prosthetic device between two vertebrae of a spine to stabilize the spine, the method comprising:
- positioning the device so that the spinous process of at least one of the vertebrae extends into a notch formed in the device;
- and
- positioning the device relative to the ridge of the one of the vertebrae so that a portion of the device extends underneath the ridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.