Devices and methods for inter-vertebral orthopedic device placement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8870920
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11544452

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Disclosed are devices and methods for the controlled movement of neighboring vertebrae and the delivery of an orthopedic implant between adjacent spinous processes. The methods are especially adapted to be performed using minimally invasive surgery or in a percutaneous manner. An exemplary method comprises advancing a first segment of a threaded first distraction screw into a bony surface of a spinous process of the first vertebral bone, coupling a first segment of a second distraction screw onto a segment of a second vertebral bone, positioning an orthopedic implant at a desired target site, and removing one of the first and second distraction screws.

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Abdou, M Samy San Diego, US 30 2137

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