Spinal tension band

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8617214
APP PUB NO 20090177233A1
SERIAL NO

11970321

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Medical apparatuses for restricting the motion of a vertebra relative to another vertebra and methods for using the apparatuses are provided herein. The medical apparatuses comprise a flexible element having two ends and a connector capable of securing the ends of the flexible element to a first vertebra disposed above or below a second vertebra or to a spinal device. The flexible element is disposed across at least a portion of one or more vertebral elements of the second vertebra and is tensioned to restrict the motion of the second vertebra relative to the first vertebra.

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  • MMSN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP;ST CLOUD CAPITAL PARTNERS III SBIC, LP

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Malek, Michel H Chicago, US 14 1499

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