Patents Assigned to TranSl Inc.
  • Articulating spinal implant
    Patent number: 7329259
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for accessing and treating the spine, while minimizing trauma to surrounding tissue. A device is introduced through tissue, to an access point on the spine. The device is thereafter advanced axially within the spine, from the access point across a treatment zone. In one embodiment, the device comprises an articulating spinal implant comprising a first elongate segment, a second elongate segment, and an articulating joint between the first and second segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: TranSl Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew H. Cragg