Patent ID: 9603638
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method of treating a patient's spinal column, the patient having a bony anatomy including a spinal column comprising a plurality of operatively interconnected vertebrae, each of the plurality of vertebrae being positioned at a certain level in the spinal column and being separated from an adjacent one of the plurality of operatively interconnected vertebrae by an interlaminar space or spacing located therebetween, the method comprising: a. positioning a spinal stabilization system along the patient's spinal column, the spinal stabilization system including: b. inserting the first interlaminar member into the spacing between the first one and the second one of the plurality of operatively interconnected vertebrae; c. determining the spacing between the second and the third one of the plurality of operatively interconnected vertebrae; d. selectively sizing the second interlaminar member in response to the spacing between the second and the third one of the plurality of operatively interconnected vertebrae whereby motion therebetween may be selectively controlled; e. adjustably positioning the second interlaminar member on the pair of support members extending upwardly from the first interlaminar member whereby the second interlaminar member is aligned with the spacing between the second and the third one of the plurality of operatively interconnected vertebrae; f. inserting the second interlaminar member into the spacing between the second one and the third one of the plurality of operatively interconnected vertebrae; g. adjusting and aligning the spinal stabilization system in relation to the patient's bony anatomy; and h. securing the spinal stabilization structure to the patient's spinal column.