INTERSPINOUS VERTEBRAL STABILIZATION DEVICES
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1. An implantable device for stabilizing a lumbar region of a patient, comprising:
- a unitary bracket for stabilizing a lumbar vertebra, the unitary bracket including;
a platform configured for placement under a spinous process of the lumbar vertebra, the platform including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a sidewall extending in between the upper and lower surfaces; and
an anchor portion extending from the lower surface of the platform for securing the unitary bracket between the lumbar vertebra and a sacrum.
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Abstract
The present invention provides interspinous vertebral and lumbosacral stabilization devices, and methods of using these devices for treating spinal instability conditions. The invention includes interspinous vertebral stabilization devices adapted for placement between the spinous processes of two or more adjacent vertebrae. The invention also includes lumbar stabilization devices adapted to be placed between a lumbar vertebra and an adjacent vertebra, including the first sacral vertebra (S1), to stabilize the lumbosacral region of a patient, and method for using such devices.
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1. An implantable device for stabilizing a lumbar region of a patient, comprising:
a unitary bracket for stabilizing a lumbar vertebra, the unitary bracket including; a platform configured for placement under a spinous process of the lumbar vertebra, the platform including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a sidewall extending in between the upper and lower surfaces; and an anchor portion extending from the lower surface of the platform for securing the unitary bracket between the lumbar vertebra and a sacrum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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