Inventors:
William B. Null - Olive Branch MS, US
Robert W. Weakley - Collierville TN, US
Gregory C. Marik - Germantown TN, US
John G. Heller - Atlanta GA, US
Jeffrey C. Wang - Sherman Oaks CA, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/80
Abstract:
Laminoplasty plates are engageable to at least one portion of a divided lamina to maintain a desired spacing relative to the spinal canal. The laminoplasty plates include a spacer portion having a first end and a second end that spans a gap formed by at least one of a divided lamina portion. The laminoplasty plates can include a lamina engagement portion at one end for engagement with the divided lamina portion.