Patent ID: 6902580

Claim:
A prosthesis for the replacement of a posterior element of a natural vertebra, wherein the natural vertebra comprises a natural vertebral body, a pair of natural pedicles extending from the natural vertebral body, a natural lamina extending from the two natural pedicles, a pair of natural superior facets extending from the two natural pedicles and the natural lamina, a pair of natural inferior facets extending from the natural lamina, a natural spinous process extending from the natural lamina, and a pair of natural transverse processes extending from the two natural pedicles, said prosthesis comprising: a pair of prosthetic mounts; a prosthetic lamina extending from said two prosthetic mounts; a prosthetic spinous process extending from said prosthetic lamina; and a pair of prosthetic transverse processes extending from said two prosthetic mounts.