Patents Assigned to Empirical Spine, Inc.
  • Methods and systems for constraint of spinous processes with attachment
    Patent number: 9149304
    Abstract: Spinal implants for limiting flexion of the spine are implanted between a superior spinous process and an inferior spinous process or sacrum. The implants include upper straps which are placed over the upper spinous process, while the lower portions of the implant are attached to the adjacent vertebra or sacrum. The attachments may be fixed, for example using screws or other anchors, or may be non-fixed, for example by placing a loop strap through a hole in the spinous process or sacrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Sanford Junior University, Empirical Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Alamin, Ian Bennett, Louis Fielding, Colin Cahill