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William Dunbar0
John Riley Hawkins0
Robert Labrom0
SeungKyu Daniel Kwak0
Amie Borgstrom0
Date of Patent
April 13, 2010
0Patent Application Number
111601400
Date Filed
June 10, 2005
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
Various methods and devices are provided for stabilizing the posterior elements of the spine, and more preferably methods and devices are provided for sharing the load with the intervertebral disc, the facet joints, the ligaments, and the muscles of the spinal column. In certain exemplary embodiments, methods and devices are provided for substantially controlling or providing resistance to movement, e.g., flexion, extension, lateral bending, and/or axial rotation, of the adjacent vertebrae.
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