PLATE AND LAMINOPLASTY BRIDGING DEVICE

摘要

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a laminoplasty plate, surely maintaining separation between a rear part and a front part of a divided lamina in a single swing laminoplasty. Ž<P>SOLUTION: The 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 810 having a first end and a second end that span a gap formed by at least one of a divided lamina portion. The laminoplasty plates can include a lamina engagement portion 815 at one end for engagement with the divided lamina portion. Ž<P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT Ž