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US 2010/0160964 A1Published application
Flexible spinal stabilization system
OwnerMichel H. Malekinventor
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Abstract
Flexible spinal stabilization apparatuses are provided. The apparatuses include a flexible support element configured to be attached to a first vertebra and a second vertebra. The apparatuses also include a bone growth promoter coupled to the flexible support element. The flexible support element spans one or more intervertebral spaces but the bone growth promoter does not.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a flexible support element configured to be attached to a first vertebra and a second vertebra;
- and
- a bone growth promoter coupled to the flexible support element,
- wherein the flexible support element spans one or more intervertebral spaces but the bone growth promoter does not span the one or more intervertebral spaces.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a flexible support element configured to be attached to a first vertebra and a second vertebra;
- and
- a bone growth promoter coupled to the flexible support element,
- wherein the flexible support element spans one or more intervertebral spaces but the bone growth promoter does not span the one or more intervertebral spaces,
- and further wherein the flexible support element comprises a perforated plate having a mesh-type structure, the first vertebra is adjacent to the second vertebra, and the first vertebra is not fused to the second vertebra.
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A method comprising:
- implanting into a subject an apparatus, the apparatus comprising
- a flexible support element configured to be attached to a first vertebra and a second vertebra;
- and
- a bone growth promoter coupled to the flexible support element,
- wherein the flexible support element spans one or more intervertebral spaces but the bone growth promoter does not span the one or more intervertebral spaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.