FACET FIXATION DEVICE

The invention features an implant assembly for stabilization of a facet joint including an implant having a U-shaped body. The U-shaped body comprises a rounded front end, an open back end, first and second elongated components extending from the rounded front end, forming the U-shaped body and endi...

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Hauptverfasser:	DUNWORTH KEVIN, LANDRY MICHAEL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention features an implant assembly for stabilization of a facet joint including an implant having a U-shaped body. The U-shaped body comprises a rounded front end, an open back end, first and second elongated components extending from the rounded front end, forming the U-shaped body and ending at the open back end and a helical structure extending within the U-shaped body that serves as a locking mechanism.