Surgical method of treating scoliosis
US6890356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S606/907
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical treatment for restoring proper anatomical spacing and alignment to vertebral bones including: determining an angular misalignment associated with adjacent vertebral bones; sequentially inserting and removing a series of progressively wider spacer elements into the corresponding intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebral bones until the proper anatomical spacing between the adjacent vertebral bones is restored; for each intervertebral space, inserting a tapered porous spacer element into the intervertebral space between the corresponding adjacent vertebral bones; rotating the tapered porous spacer element such that the rotational orientation of the tapered porous spacer element introduces the appropriate counter offset to the intervertebral space of the previously misaligned scoliotic vertebral bones, thereby restoring the proper anatomical alignment of the vertebral bones; and stabilizing the adjacent vertebral bones to permit infused growth of bone into the tapered porous spacer element.
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