Inter-cervical facet implant with surface enhancements

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8172877
APP PUB NO 20060247632A1
SERIAL NO

11304404

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Systems and method in accordance with the embodiments of the present invention can include an implant for positioning within a cervical facet joint for distracting the cervical spine, thereby increasing the area of the canals and openings through which the spinal cord and nerves must pass, and decreasing pressure on the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. The implant can be inserted laterally or posteriorly.

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KYPHON SARL2000 NEUCHÂTEL

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Hsu, Ken Y San Francisco, US 265 40936
Mitchell, Steven T Pleasant Hill, US 127 11657
Winslow, Charles J Walnut Creek, US 213 30960
Zucherman, James F San Francisco, US 264 41004

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