Compliant dynamic spinal implant

A spinal implant (100) comprises a plurality of contiguous segments (101, 102, 103, 104, 105), said plurality of contiguous segments configured to apply a torque to a degenerate spinal segment (18) in any of three orthogonal axes. At least one mounting connection (106) is configured to connect said...

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Main Authors HOWELL LARRY L, BOWDEN ANTON E, STRATTON ERIC M, HALVERSON PETER A
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 18.01.2012
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
DIAGNOSIS
DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
SURGERY
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:A spinal implant (100) comprises a plurality of contiguous segments (101, 102, 103, 104, 105), said plurality of contiguous segments configured to apply a torque to a degenerate spinal segment (18) in any of three orthogonal axes. At least one mounting connection (106) is configured to connect said spinal implant to a mounting mechanism (202), said mounting mechanism being configured to attach said spinal implant to said degenerate spinal segment.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN2010808522