Patent ID: 7445637
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for stabilizing a pair of adjacent vertebrae, comprising: a posterior implant for positioning between an upper spinous process and a lower spinous process of the adjacent vertebrae, the posterior implant comprising: wherein the posterior implant comprises a flexible, resilient material to allow motion between the adjacent vertebrae and to allow the at least one of the upper and lower lugs to resiliently return to the implantation configuration from the implantation configuration; a removable clip for engagement with the at least one of the upper and lower lugs to selectively maintain the at least one of the upper and lower lugs in the insertion configuration; and an anterior implant for positioning within a disc space between the adjacent vertebrae, the anterior implant having a thickness between an upper surface and a lower surface to restore anatomical tension to an anterior vertebral ligament extending between the pair of adjacent vertebrae.