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Patent Inventor Names
Benjamin Arnold0
Bret A. Ferree0
Forrest Samuel0
Rich Mueller0
Andrew Schafer0
Date of Patent
May 1, 2012
Patent Application Number
11540318
Date Filed
September 28, 2006
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Patent abstract
This invention relates generally to spine surgery and, in particular, to methods and apparatus for treating spinal stenosis. The methods comprising gaining access to an interspinous space, abrading a portion of the superior spinous process, inserting an implant into the interspinous process space, verifying the position of the implant by observing the position of three radio-opaque markers embedded in the implant, and coupling the implant to the superior spinous process.
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