Systems and methods for vertebral adjustment

US11612416B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Michael Wentz · Emmaus, US
• Joon Ki An · La Mirada, US
• Ronald Litke · Sandy Hook, US
• Glenn DiCostanzo · Woodbury, US
• Ernest Corrao · Bethel, US
• Robert L. Richards · Beverly Hills, US
• Sepehr Fariabi · Fremont, US
• Adam G. Beckett · Mission Viejo, US
• Luke A. Bilger · معلمی نژاد, US
• Daniel Dongelmans · San Clemente, US
• Scott Pool · Laguna Hills, US
• Shanbao Cheng · Aliso Viejo, US
• Matthew Dwight · Lake Forest, US
• Andy Wonyong Choi · Wayne, US
• Martin Leugers · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 8, 2019
• Grant date: Mar 28, 2023
• Expiry date: Feb 23, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/681
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for non-invasively adjusting the curvature of a spine includes a housing having a first end and a second end, a first rod having a first end telescopically disposed within a cavity of the housing along a first longitudinal axis at the first end of the housing and having a first threaded portion extending thereon, and a second end configured to be coupled to a first portion of a spinal system of a subject, a second rod having a first end telescopically disposed within the cavity along a second longitudinal axis at the second end of the housing and having a second threaded portion extending thereon, and a second end configured to be coupled to a second portion of the spinal system of the subject, a driving member rotatably disposed within the cavity and configured to be activated from a location external to the body of the subject.