Patent ID: 9107702
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A spinal device for spreading of first and second vertebral elements, each of the first and second vertebral elements having a circumferential surface defining a vertebral body and a pedicle having a pedicle root portion adjacent the circumferential surface, comprising: a first end member having at least one surface adapted to conform to at least one of the circumferential surface and the pedicle root portion of the first vertebral element; a second end member having at least one surface adapted to conform to at least one of the circumferential surface and the pedicle root portion of the second vertebral element; and a resilient member extending between said first and second end members and being adapted to exert a force against the first and second vertebral elements; wherein the resilient member is formed of a flexible elastic material maintaining segmental motion between the first and second vertebral elements when secured therebetween.