IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD TO TREAT DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS OF THE SPINE
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1. An implant comprising:
- a first hook adapted to be hooked onto a first portion of a vertebra;
a second hook adapted to be hooked onto a second portion of said same vertebra;
a connector coupled to the first and second hooks; and
a first lock associated with the first hook and a second lock associated with the second hook, wherein the position of the first hook and the second hook relative to the rod can be adjusted and then locked in place relative to said same vertebra.
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Abstract
An implant has a first hook and a second hook. A connector is coupled to the first and second hooks. The implant is adapted in a preferred embodiment to hook and look onto a spine.
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30 Claims
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1. An implant comprising:
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a first hook adapted to be hooked onto a first portion of a vertebra;
a second hook adapted to be hooked onto a second portion of said same vertebra;
a connector coupled to the first and second hooks; and
a first lock associated with the first hook and a second lock associated with the second hook, wherein the position of the first hook and the second hook relative to the rod can be adjusted and then locked in place relative to said same vertebra. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An implant, comprising:
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a first hook;
a second hook, each of the first and second hooks having a geometry that conforms to a lateral border of a superior articular facet; and
a connector coupled to the first and second hooks. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An implant adapted to be implanted in a vertebra, the implant comprising:
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a first hook that has a first hooked end and at least a first spike spaced from the first hooked end;
a second hook that has a second hooked end and at least a second spike spaced from the second hooked end, each of the first and second hooks having a geometry that conforms to a lateral border of a superior articular facet with each of said first and second hooked ends adapted to hook under the respective superior articular facet; and
a connector coupled to the first and second hooks, which connector is a flexible horizontal rod. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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