Patent ID: 7799082

Claim:
A stabilization system for a human spine, comprising: at least two dynamic interbody devices configured to be positioned in a disc space between a first vertebra and a second vertebra, wherein at least one of the dynamic interbody devices, when positioned in the disk space, is configured to contact both an endplate of the first vertebra and an endplate of the second vertebra, wherein at least one of the dynamic interbody devices, when positioned in the disc space, is configured to allow for movement of the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra, and wherein the at least two dynamic interbody devices comprise at least one interbody device disposed on a first side of the spine and at least one interbody device disposed on a second side of the spine that is contralateral from the first side; and at least one dynamic posterior stabilization system configured to couple to at least the first vertebra and the second vertebra, the dynamic posterior stabilization system, when coupled to the first vertebra and the second vertebra, is configured to guide movement of the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra allowed by at least one dynamic interbody device, and is configured to provide resistance to flexion and extension movement of the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra that substantially mimics the resistance of a normal functional spinal unit.