Deflectable spacer for use as an interspinous process implant and method
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An implant adapted to be placed between spinous processes comprising:
- a body having a shaft extending therefrom;
a spacer that is rotatably mounted on the shaft;
wherein said spacer is comprised of a deflectable material.
6 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention is a interspinous process device with a deflectable spacer which can be placed between adjacent spinous processes to limit the movement of the vertebrae. The device limits the range of motion of the spinous processes.
498 Citations
89 Claims
-
1. An implant adapted to be placed between spinous processes comprising:
-
a body having a shaft extending therefrom;
a spacer that is rotatably mounted on the shaft;
wherein said spacer is comprised of a deflectable material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 43, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 77, 78, 85)
-
-
16. An implant adapted to be placed between spinous processes comprising:
-
a body having a shaft extending therefrom;
a spacer that is rotatably mounted on the shaft; and
wherein said spacer is comprised of;
an inner spacer that is rotatably mounted about the shaft; and
an outer spacer that is mounted on said inner spacer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 46, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 79, 80, 86, 88)
-
-
36. A spacer for use with an interspinous implant comprising:
-
an inner spacer adapted to be rotatably mounted on a shaft of the implant; and
an outer spacer mounted on the inner spacer. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 81, 82, 89)
-
-
44. In an implant that is locatable between spinous processes, the improvement comprising:
-
a spacer with an inner spacer that is rotatably mounted a shaft of the implant; and
said spacer having an outer spacer mounted on the inner spacer. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 87)
-
-
47. In a spacer that is locatable between spinous processes, the improvement comprising:
-
an inner spacer with upper and lower surfaces; and
an outer spacer which is mounted over said inner spacer and spaced from said upper and lower surfaces of said inner spacer. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76)
-
-
60. An implant adapted to be placed between spinous processes comprising:
-
a body having a shaft extending therefrom;
a spacer that is mounted on the shaft; and
wherein said spacer is comprised of;
an inner spacer that is mounted on said shaft; and
an outer spacer that is mounted on said inner spacer. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 83, 84)
-
-
68. An implant adapted to be placed between spinous processes comprising:
-
a body having a shaft extending therefrom;
a spacer that is rotatably mounted on the shaft; and
wherein said spacer is selected from the group consisting of;
a polymer, thermoplastic, polyketone, polyetheretherketone, polyetherketoneketone, polyaryletheretherketone, polycarbonate urethane, and urethane.
-
-
69. An implant adapted to be placed between spinous processes comprising:
-
a body having a shaft extending therefrom;
a spacer that is rotatably mounted on the shaft; and
wherein said spacer is selected from the group consisting of a polyetheretherketone and polyetherketoneketone.
-
Specification