Patents Assigned to Re-Spine LLC
  • Facet joint prosthesis
    Patent number: 8048116
    Abstract: A prosthetic implant for replacing a facet joint of a spinal motion segment includes a generally conical superior component adapted to be implanted at a surgically prepared site on a lower articular process of a cephalad vertebra of a spinal motion segment, and a cup-shaped inferior component adapted to be implanted at a surgically prepared site on a superior articular process of a caudad vertebra of the spinal motion segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Re-Spine LLC
    Inventor: Casey K. Lee