Vertebra stabilizing assembly
First Claim
1. A system for stabilizing a pair of adjacent vertebrae, comprising:
- a posterior implant for positioning between an upper spinous process and a lower spinous process of the adjacent vertebrae, the posterior implant comprising;
a inter-spinous portion having an upper surface for engagement with the upper spinous process and a lower surface for engagement with the lower spinous process, the inter-spinous portion having a thickness between the upper surface and the lower surface sufficient to restore anatomical tension to a supra-spinous posterior ligament extending between the upper and lower spinous processes,an upper pair of lugs extending from the inter-spinous portion for interfacing with the upper spinous process, anda lower pair of lugs extending from the inter-spinous portion in a direction substantially opposite from the upper pair of lugs, the lower pair of lugs for interfacing with the lower spinous process,wherein at least one of the upper lugs and at least one of the lower lugs is movable between an insertion configuration and an implantation configuration, where the insertion configuration for the at least one of the upper and lower lugs is substantially perpendicular to the implantation configuration;
wherein the posterior implant comprises a flexible, resilient material to allow motion between the adjacent vertebrae and to allow the at least one of the upper and lower lugs to resiliently return to the implantation configuration from the implantation configuration;
a removable clip for engagement with the at least one of the upper and lower lugs to selectively maintain the at least one of the upper and lower lugs in the insertion configuration; and
an anterior implant for positioning within a disc space between the adjacent vertebrae, the anterior implant having a thickness between an upper surface and a lower surface to restore anatomical tension to an anterior vertebral ligament extending between the pair of adjacent vertebrae.
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Abstract
The invention concerns an assembly comprising: a rear damping implant (10), configured to be laterally placed at the blade-spinal junction of two vertebrae (2, 3) treated without resection of the supra-spinal rear ligament (5), said implant (10) having a height such that, when set in place, it enables, to reset the supra-spinal rear ligament in anatomical tension; and at least a damping interbody implant (11), configured to be inserted between the vertebral end-plates of the two treated vertebrae (2, 3), by the same path used during dissectomy, said implant (11) having a height such that, when set in place, it enables to restore the anatomical height of the intervertebral disc (4) and to reset the front common ligament in anatomical tension.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for stabilizing a pair of adjacent vertebrae, comprising:
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a posterior implant for positioning between an upper spinous process and a lower spinous process of the adjacent vertebrae, the posterior implant comprising; a inter-spinous portion having an upper surface for engagement with the upper spinous process and a lower surface for engagement with the lower spinous process, the inter-spinous portion having a thickness between the upper surface and the lower surface sufficient to restore anatomical tension to a supra-spinous posterior ligament extending between the upper and lower spinous processes, an upper pair of lugs extending from the inter-spinous portion for interfacing with the upper spinous process, and a lower pair of lugs extending from the inter-spinous portion in a direction substantially opposite from the upper pair of lugs, the lower pair of lugs for interfacing with the lower spinous process, wherein at least one of the upper lugs and at least one of the lower lugs is movable between an insertion configuration and an implantation configuration, where the insertion configuration for the at least one of the upper and lower lugs is substantially perpendicular to the implantation configuration; wherein the posterior implant comprises a flexible, resilient material to allow motion between the adjacent vertebrae and to allow the at least one of the upper and lower lugs to resiliently return to the implantation configuration from the implantation configuration; a removable clip for engagement with the at least one of the upper and lower lugs to selectively maintain the at least one of the upper and lower lugs in the insertion configuration; and an anterior implant for positioning within a disc space between the adjacent vertebrae, the anterior implant having a thickness between an upper surface and a lower surface to restore anatomical tension to an anterior vertebral ligament extending between the pair of adjacent vertebrae. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A spinal implant system for positioning between an upper vertebra and a lower vertebra, the system comprising:
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a posterior implant for positioning between a spinous process of the upper vertebra and a spinous process of the lower vertebra, the posterior implant comprising; a central portion having an upper surface for engagement with the spinous process of the upper vertebra and a lower surface for engagement with the spinous process of the lower vertebra, the inter-spinous portion having a thickness between the upper surface and the lower surface sufficient to restore anatomical tension to a supra-spinous posterior ligament extending between the upper and lower spinous processes, an upper pair of projections extending from the central portion for interfacing with the spinous process of the upper vertebra, and a lower pair of projections extending from the central portion in a direction substantially opposite from the upper pair of projections, the lower pair of projections for interfacing with the spinous process of the lower vertebra, wherein at least one of the upper projections and at least one of the lower projections is resiliently movable between an insertion configuration and an implantation configuration, the insertion configuration for the at least one of the upper and lower projections being substantially perpendicular to the implantation configuration; wherein the posterior implant comprises a flexible, resilient material surrounded by a woven casing to allow motion between the spinous process of the upper vertebra and the spinous process of the lower vertebra; a clip engaged with the at least one of the upper and lower projections to maintain the at least one of the upper and lower projections in the insertion configuration, the clip removable to allow the at least one of the upper and lower projections to resiliently move to the implantation configuration; and an anterior implant for positioning within a disc space between a vertebral body of the upper vertebra and a vertebral body of the lower vertebra, the anterior implant having a thickness between an upper surface and a lower surface to restore anatomical tension to an anterior vertebral ligament extending between the pair of adjacent vertebrae, wherein the anterior implant comprises a flexible, resilient material surrounded by a woven casing to allow motion between the vertebral body of the upper vertebra and the vertebral body of the lower vertebra; wherein the posterior implant and the anterior implant are sized and shaped for insertion via a common access route. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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