Patent ID: 8470000
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An implantable device for stabilizing a lumbar region of a patient, comprising a body comprising an inferior section, a superior section, and a flexible U-shaped midsection extending therebetween, the inferior section and superior section extending substantially parallel to one another, and at an angle from the midsection to form a substantially U-shaped body; a pair of lateral walls extending substantially perpendicularly from the superior section for engaging a spinous process of a lumbar vertebra; and a cylindrical base portion connected to the inferior section, wherein an axis of the cylindrical base portion is co-planar with the inferior section, and having therein an aperture configured as a through hole for receiving a support rod therethrough; the implantable device further including an anchor assembly for securing the body between the lumbar vertebra and a sacrum comprising a support rod configured to be received within the aperture of the base portion and at least one bone anchor for securing the support rod to the sacrum.