Patent ID: 7727258
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An intervertebral stabilizing device, comprising: a first stop element engageable with a first vertebra, said first stop element including laterally spaced first and second branches extending in a first direction therefrom, each of said first and second branches having first and second linear portions that are substantially parallel to each other; a second stop element engageable with a second vertebra, said second stop element including laterally spaced third and fourth branches extending in a second direction therefrom, each of said third and fourth branches having third and fourth linear portions that are substantially parallel to each other, said third and fourth branches of said second stop element being engageable with said first and second branches of said first stop element; wherein each of said first and second branches of said first stop element is positioned laterally relative to a portion of said third and fourth branches of said second stop element; and wherein each of said first and second stop elements includes a horizontal branch extending between and laterally spacing the first and second branches and third and fourth branches, respectively.