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US 10,736,670 · App. 16/163,876 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Spinous process spacer hammock

Inventors: Michael Andrew Slivka (Taunton, MA); Michael J O'Neil (West Barnstable, MA); Hassan Serhan (South Easton, MA); Michael Fisher (Lawrenceville, GA); John Riley Hawkins (Cumberland, RI)
Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
A61B17/7068A61B17/7053A61B17/7062A61B17/8869A61B2017/681
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,736,670
App. No.
16/163,876
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A spinal distractor for distracting opposed vertebrae in which a pair of elements are threadably connected by a screw having opposing threads, wherein actuating the screw spreads the elements apart and pushes the vertebrae apart.

Claims (7)

1. An interspinous spacer comprising:

a) a first brace having an upper throughhole and a lower throughhole,

b) a second brace having an upper throughhole and a lower throughhole,

c) a single strap having a first end and a second end,

wherein a first portion of the strap is located between the upper throughhole of the first brace and the upper throughhole of the second brace,

wherein a second portion of the strap is located between the lower throughhole of the first brace and the lower throughhole of the second brace,

wherein a distance D between the upper and lower througholes on each brace is larger than a smallest distance between the first strap portion and the second strap portion, and wherein no portion of the strap passes through bone.