Bret A. Ferree,Rich Mueller,Forrest Samuel,Andrew Schafer,Benjamin Arnold
申请号：
US11540318
公开号：
US08167915B2
申请日:
2006.09.28
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
This invention relates generally to spine surgery and, in particular, to methods and apparatus for treating spinal stenosis. The methods comprising gaining access to an interspinous space, abrading a portion of the superior spinous process, inserting an implant into the interspinous process space, verifying the position of the implant by observing the position of three radio-opaque markers embedded in the implant, and coupling the implant to the superior spinous process.
