Abstract: Devices and methods for treating spinal disorders and associated discomfort therefrom. In one embodiment, an interspinous implant device is configured for distracting an adjacent pair of spinous processes while permitting relative flexion, lateral bending and side rotation motions between the vertebrae joined to the adjacent pair of spinous processes.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 6, 2007
Date of Patent:
October 11, 2011
Assignee:
CollabComl, LLC
Inventors:
Jim A. Youssef, Jeffrey Chun Wang, Brian Hewko, Alan W. Cannon