Patent Document ID: 8066747
Application ID: 11832517

Base Claim:
1. A method to implant in a patient a dynamic spine stabilization, motion preservation system comprising the steps of: accessing the surgical site; implanting first and second anchor systems in a first vertebra; implanting third and fourth anchor systems in a second vertebra; positioning a first horizontal anchor system relative to the first and second anchor systems with a vertical rod system connected to the first horizontal anchor system; positioning a second horizontal anchor system relative to the third and fourth anchor systems; deploying vertical rods from a vertical rod system from a position about parallel to the first horizontal rod system to a position about perpendicular to the first horizontal rod system; and moving the vertical rods into engagement with mounts on the second horizontal anchor system.

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Claim 7:
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the deploying step includes placing one of the vertical rods on one side of at least one spinous process and placing the another of the vertical rods on another side of at least the one spinous process.