Spinal correction system and method of use thereof

A spinal construct for correcting a spinal deformity, the spinal construct comprising:

• first and second fixation members, the first fixation member attachable to a first vertebra and the second fixation member attachable to a second vertebra;
• a fulcrum tensioner device attachable to a third vertebra, the fulcrum tensioner device including:
• a housing,
• a biasing member disposed in the housing, and
• a camming pin operatively coupled with the biasing member and transitionable between an extended position and a retracted position;
• a tensioning member operatively coupled with the first fixation member, the second fixation member, and the fulcrum tensioner device, a first end of the tensioning member securable to the first fixation member, a second end of the tensioning member securable to the second fixation member, and an intermediate portion of the tensioning member looped around the camming pin;
• and
• a securing portion with a bore and is attachable to the third vertebra using a screw inserted through the bore.

A spinal correction method comprising:

• securing first and second fixation members to cranial and caudal vertebral bodies;
• securing a fulcrum tensioner device to a vertebral body interposed between the cranial and caudal vertebral bodies;
• inserting a portion of a tensioning member through a biasing member of the fulcrum tensioner device and looping around a camming pin operatively coupled with the biasing member to provide tension in the tensioning member, whereby a first end of the tensioning member is directed to a first direction and a second end of the tensioning member is directed to a second direction different from the first direction;
• wrapping a first end portion of the tensioning member around a first vertebral body adjacent the cranial vertebral body;
• wrapping a second end portion of the tensioning member around a second vertebral body adjacent the caudal vertebral body;
• securing the first end portion of the tensioning member with the first fixation member;
• and
• securing the second end portion of the tensioning member with the second fixation member.

A spinal correction system comprising:

• a tensioning member;
• and
• a fulcrum tensioner device including:
• a housing defining a chamber having a biasing member therein;
• a divider operatively coupled with the biasing member, the divider defining a pair of slots configured to receive the tensioning member therethrough, the tensioning member configured to be received in the biasing member and looped through the divider, wherein the divider is transitionable between an extended position in which the biasing member applies tension to the tensioning member and a retracted position in which the biasing member is compressed;
• and
• a securing portion with a bore and is attachable to the third vertebra using a screw inserted through the bore.