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US 9,872,713 B2Granted
Spinal correction system and method
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorsJoshua W. Simpson, Dennis G. Crandall, Jason M. May
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Abstract
A spinal construct includes a spinal rod and a reduction member connected with the spinal rod and engageable with a tether connected to the spinal rod. The reduction member is translatable relative to the tether to dispose the spinal rod with a fastener configured for penetrating tissue. Systems and methods are disclosed.
Claims20
A spinal construct comprising:
- a fastener comprising a shank configured for penetrating tissue and a head having a U-shaped inner surface that defines a passageway;
- a tether having an end connected to a concave portion of the inner surface such that the end is fixed to the fastener and disposed within the passageway;
- a spinal rod;
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- a reduction member connected with the spinal rod and engageable with the tether, the tether being connected to the spinal rod, the reduction member being translatable relative to the tether to dispose the spinal rod within the passageway.
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A spinal implant system comprising:
- a fastener comprising a threaded shank configured for penetrating tissue and a head having a U-shaped inner surface defining a passageway;
- a tether having an end directly connected to a concave portion of the inner surface such that the end is fixed to the head, the tether extending away from the shank;
- an implant;
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- a reduction member connected with the implant and engageable with the tether such that the reduction member is movable in a first direction relative to the tether to translate the implant within the passageway and prevented from movement in a second direction.
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A spinal construct comprising:
- a fastener comprising a shank configured for penetrating tissue and comprising a head having a U-shaped inner surface that defines a U-shaped passageway;
- a spinal rod;
- a tether comprising an end that is connected directly to a concave portion of the inner surface and disposed within the passageway, the tether extending away from the fastener such that the tether is coaxial with the fastener;
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- a reduction member comprising a cavity having the spinal rod disposed therein and a passage having the tether disposed therein, the tether being connected to the spinal rod, the cavity being spaced apart from the passage, the reduction member being translatable relative to the tether to dispose the spinal rod within the passageway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.