Method of surgically treating scoliosis
US6837904B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S606/907
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical treatment for restoring a proper anatomical spacing and alignment to vertebral bones of a scoliosis patient, the treatment including determining an angular misalignment associated with at least one pair of adjacent bones, adjusting the intervertebral space between adjacent vertebral bones to restore proper spacing, and inserting a tapered spacer to restore proper anatomical misalignment of the vertebral bones.
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