System and method for correction of a spinal disorder
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorDavid Skaggs
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Abstract
A surgical system and method for fusionless correction of a spine disorder are provided. The method comprising the steps of: providing access to a spine; providing a longitudinal element extending between a first end including a first fixation element and a second end including a second fixation element; engaging the first fixation element with a first costovertebral surface and engaging the second fixation element with a second costovertebral surface such that the longitudinal element is disposed in a costotransverse orientation along a selected section of the spine; and preventing growth of the selected section of the spine with the longitudinal element.
Claims20
A method for fusionless correction of a spine disorder, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing access to a spine;
- providing a longitudinal element extending between a first end including a first fixation element and a second end including a second fixation element, wherein at least one of the first fixation element and the second fixation element is a bone screw comprising a threaded bone engaging portion;
- engaging the first fixation element with a first costovertebral surface and engaging the second fixation element with a second costovertebral surface such that the longitudinal element is disposed in a costotransverse orientation along a selected section of the spine;
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- preventing growth of the selected section of the spine with the longitudinal element.
A method for fusionless correction of a spine disorder, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing access to a surgical site adjacent a selected section of a spine along a substantially posterior approach;
- providing a tether extending between a first end comprising a first fastener configured to penetrate bone and a second end including a second fastener configured to penetrate bone;
- threading the tether in a costotransverse orientation along a plurality of vertebral levels of the spine;
- engaging the first fastener to penetrate a first costovertebral surface and engaging the second fastener to penetrate a second costovertebral surface such that the tether is disposed along the selected section of the spine;
- and
- preventing growth of the selected section of the spine with the tether.
A method for fusionless correction of a spine disorder, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing access to a surgical site adjacent a selected section of a spine along a substantially posterior approach;
- providing a tether extending between a first end comprising a first washer configured for non-penetrating engagement and a second end including a second washer configured for non-penetrating engagement;
- threading the tether in a costotransverse orientation along a plurality of vertebral levels of the spine;
- engaging the first washer with a first costovertebral surface and engaging the second washer with a second costovertebral surface such that the tether is disposed along the selected section of the spine;
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- preventing growth of the selected section of the spine with the tether.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.