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US 2017/0290610 A1Published application
Method and device for restabilization with axial rotation of the atlantoaxial junction
AssigneeCervical Solutions, LLC
InventorsRolando Roberto, Kristen E. Lipscomb, Enoch C. Leung, Roberto Isidro Barragan
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Abstract
An apparatus for stabilizing an atlantoaxial junction while allowing for axial rotation in cases of acquired ligamentous injury or fracture of the dens.
Claims13
An apparatus to implant in a spine, comprising a means for stabilizing an atlantoaxial junction while allowing for axial rotation of stabilized vertebrae of the spine after implantation thereof, in cases of acquired ligamentous injury or fracture of the dens.
An apparatus for implanting in a spine comprising:
- a first leg and second, physically distinct, leg, the first and second legs, respectively, having a first connection portion and a second connection portion, to connect the physically distinct first and second legs;
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- a curved guide rod slidable within the first and second connection portions.
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