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Spine distraction implant and method

  • US 6,280,444 B1
  • Filed: 02/18/2000
  • Issued: 08/28/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/02/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of relieving pain associated with the spine comprising the steps of:

  • introducing a device relative to a spinous process and another spinous process, wherein said device has a first configuration and a second configuration, and the introducing step includes introducing the device in the first configuration;

    allowing the device to reconfigure to the second configuration in order to distract apart the spinous processes; and

    said allowing step allows the device to reconfigure about one of the spinous process and the another spinous process.

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