A spinal implant system includes at each spinal level a flexible horizontal rod to which are mounted two opposing clamps. The clamps wrap around the facets of a vertebra to secure the horizontal rod to the vertebra. A stiff vertical connector system connects the flexible horizontal rod secured at one...http://www.google.com/patents/US8043337?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8043337 - Implant system and method to treat degenerative disorders of the spine
