Minimally invasive tooling for delivery of interspinous spacer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9155572
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13413550

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A plurality of individual tools is provided where each tool is uniquely configured to perform a step or a portion of a step in a novel procedure associated with the implantation of a stabilizing device (e.g., an interspinous spacer) for stabilizing at least one spinal motion segment. The tools are usable individually, or more preferably as a tooling system in which the tools are collectively employed to implant an interspinous spacer, generally in a minimally invasive manner. For example, each of the tools is arranged with coordinated markings and/or other features to ensure consistent depths of insertion, proper orientation of the tools with respect to each other or an anatomical feature of the patient, and precise delivery of the spacer to maintain safe positioning throughout the implantation procedure.

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  • VERTIFLEX, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Altarac, Moti Irvine, US 109 10088
Flaherty, J Christopher Topsfield, US 445 57695
Guiterrez, Robert Westminster, US 1 77
Kim, Daniel H Mountain View, US 148 13102
Tebbe, Shawn Oceanside, US 41 3853

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