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CERVICAL DISTRACTION DEVICE

  • US 20080161929A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2006
  • Published: 07/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for distracting first and second adjacent vertebrae, comprising:

  • an expandable implant configured to be inserted in a collapsed configuration within a facet joint bounded by the first and second vertebrae;

    wherein the expandable implant is configured to expand within the facet joint to increase a foraminal dimension associated with the first and second adjacent vertebrae.

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