# US 2014/0155940 A1 · Intervertebral dynamic fixation implant

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- Number: US 2014/0155940 A1
- Document ID: US20140155940A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/236,035
- Filed: 2012-07-26
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2011-08-02
- Inventors: Gilles Dubois; Jacques Senegas
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155940A1

## CPC

- A61B 17/7067: {Devices bearing against one or more spinous processes and also attached to another part of the spine; Tools therefor}
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

The invention concerns an intervertebral dynamic fixation implant intended for stabilization of the lumbar spine in one or more intervertebral segments, comprising: an intervertebral wedge extending along a vertical axis, comprising two craniocaudal notches intended for receiving the spinous processes of two lumbar vertebrae Ln and Ln+1, a vertical channel being arranged on the two lateral faces of said intervertebral wedge, a rigid strip covering a portion of the back face and of the two lateral faces of the intervertebral wedge, so as to leave a passageway in the vertical side channels, at least one hole passing through the intervertebral wedge from one lateral face to the other, in the caudal portion of the rigid strip, two pedicle screws fixed to the lumbar vertebra Ln+1, comprising a system for tensioning and attaching a braid Tn which wraps around the spinous process of lumbar vertebra Ln and passes through the passageways of the side channels of the intervertebral wedge, a rod perpendicular to the vertical axis of the intervertebral wedge, connecting the two pedicle screws by passing through said at least one hole located in the caudal portion of the rigid strip.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An intervertebral dynamic fixation implant intended for stabilization of the lumbar spine in one or more vertebral segments, comprising:
an intervertebral wedge extending along a vertical axis, the intervertebral wedge comprising;
two craniocaudal notches for receiving spinous processes of two lumbar vertebrae,
first and second lateral faces, and
first and second vertical channels arranged respectively on the first and second lateral faces of said intervertebral wedge,
a rigid strip covering a portion of a back face and respective portions of the first second lateral faces of the intervertebral wedge, so as to leave respective passageways in the vertical channels,
at least one hole passing through the intervertebral wedge from the first lateral face to the second lateral face, in a caudal portion of the rigid strip,
a braid configured to wrap the spinous process of the two lumbar vertebra and passing through the passageways of the vertical channels of the interbertebral wedge,
two pedicle screws configured to be fixed to the two lumbar vertebra, the pedicle screws comprising a system for tensioning and attaching to the braid,
a rod perpendicular to the vertical axis of the intervertebral wedge, connecting the two pedicle screws by passing through said at least one hole located in the caudal portion of the rigid strip.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The intervertebral dynamic fixation implant according to claim 1, wherein said at least one hole comprises two compartments separated by a partition, allowing the passage of a braid, wrapped around the spinous process of a lumbar vertebra hi -connected to another intervertebral dynamic fixation implant that is independently also in contact with a lumbar vertebra, and of the rod.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The intervertebral dynamic fixation implant according to claim 1, wherein the intervertebral wedge is polyether ether ketone (PEEK).

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The intervertebral dynamic fixation implant according to claim 1, wherein the rigid strip is attached to the back face of the intervertebral wedge by a screw.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The intervertebral dynamic fixation implant according to claim 1, wherein the rigid strip is metal.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The intervertebral dynamic fixation implant according to claim 1, wherein the braid is polyester and has a flattened shape.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The intervertebral dynamic fixation implant according to claim 1, wherein the rod is metal.