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US 2017/0281239 A1Published application
Device and method for treatment of spinal deformity
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorJeffrey David Gordon
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to methods and device for treatment of spinal deformity, wherein at least one tether is utilized to maintain the distance between the spine and the an ilium to (1) prevent increase in abnormal spinal curvature, (2) slow progression of abnormal curvature, or (3) impose at least one corrective displacement and/or rotation.
Claims20
A spinal system comprising:
- a tether clamp having a first through hole configured to receive a fastening element;
- an elongate rod, configured to attach to the tether clamp, the elongate rod having a second through hole configured to receive the fastening element;
- a tether wherein a first portion of the tether is configured to attach to the tether clamp;
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- an anchor having a bore hole, the anchor receiving a second portion of the tether.
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A spinal system comprising:
- a tether clamp having a first through hole configured to receive a fastening element;
- an elongate rod, configured to attach to the tether clamp, the elongate rod having a second through hole configured to receive the fastening element;
- a tether wherein a first portion of the tether is configured to attach to the tether clamp by looping the tether through one or more openings in the tether clamp;
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- an anchor having a bore hole, the anchor receiving a second portion of the tether, the anchor configured to attach to an ilium of a patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.