Spinal implant with attached ligament and methods
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Jun 10, 2003
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Aug 8, 2002
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Feb 6, 2001
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Feb 6, 2001
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Implantable devices are provided useful for creating fusion particularly in intervetebral spinal fusion. The device is formed of any rigid biocompatible material and has a body portion with an attached ligament extending from the body portion. The ligament can extend upwardly from the body portion and downwardly from the body portion, and is made from a flexible material. In one application, the body portion is inserted into a disc space and the flexible ligament is secured to vertebrae on either side of the disc space.
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