Patent ID: 8974499
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A stabilization system for controlling relative motion between a first vertebra and a second vertebra, the stabilization system comprising: a first stabilizer comprising: a first end directly attachable to the first vertebra; a second end directly attachable to the second vertebra, wherein the second end is coupled to the first end such that the second end is translatable toward and away from the first end to permit stabilized motion of the second vertebra with respect to the first vertebra; a resilient member configured to be coupled to the first and second ends to transmit tension and compression between the first and second ends; and a locking component having a first section positionable through one of the first or second ends and into contact with the other of the first or second ends to lock the first stabilizer to substantially prevent translation of the second end toward and away from the first end, wherein the first and second ends are translatable toward and away from each other to a plurality of different positions prior to locking the first stabilizer, and the locking component is effective to lock the first and second ends relative to each other at a first of the plurality of positions and a second of the plurality of positions, at the election of a user.