Patent ID: 9510872
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A spinal stabilization system comprising: a first interlaminar member adapted to be positioned between a first vertebra and a second vertebra in a spinal column; the first interlaminar member including a U-shaped body having a midsection, and two spaced apart end portions, and a pair of juxtaposed legs extending substantially parallel to one another from one of the respective ends in a direction generally outwardly away from the spinal column; a second interlaminar member adapted to be positioned between the second vertebra and a third vertebra positioned adjacent to and above the first vertebra in the spinal column; and a support structure operatively connected to the first and second interlaminar members, the first vertebra and at least one vertebra positioned below the first vertebra in the spinal column, the support structure including a T-shaped frame member operatively connected to the first and second interlaminar members and extending generally downwardly therefrom in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of the spinal column, the T-shaped frame member including an elongate body having first and second end portions, the first end portion being operatively connected to the first interlaminar member, and an elongate cross member having first and second end portions and a midpoint, the elongate cross member being operatively connected approximately at the midpoint to the second end portion of the body.