Christopher Ralph;Cin Abidin;Richard J. Broman;Anthony V. Finazzo;John Arthur Ohrt;Mark K. Kuiper;Michael J. Funk;Sean Sung-Ho Suh;Phillip Berg
发明人:
Phillip Berg,John Arthur Ohrt,Cin Abidin,Mark K. Kuiper,Michael J. Funk,Anthony V. Finazzo,Christopher Ralph,Richard J. Broman,Sean Sung-Ho Suh
申请号：
US11800895
公开号：
US08496686B2
申请日:
2007.05.07
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
The invention discloses methods, devices, systems and kits for repairing, replacing and/or augmenting natural facet joint surfaces and/or facet capsules. An implantable facet joint device of one embodiment comprises a cephalad facet joint element and a caudal facet joint element. The cephalad facet joint element includes a member adapted to engage a first vertebra, and an artificial cephalad bearing member. The caudal facet joint element includes a connector adapted for fixation to a second vertebra at a fixation point and an artificial caudal bearing member adapted to engage the cephalad bearing member. The artificial caudal bearing member is adapted for a location lateral to the fixation point.
