Method and apparatus for spinal distraction and fusion
US6921403B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S606/908
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides an implantable spinal distraction/fusion rod with varied thread pitch and diameters along different portions of its length that it is capable of distracting two or more vertebral bodies relative to each other and/or facilitating the procedure of fusing the vertebral bodies together from within the spine. The present invention also provides for methods of using the rod to distract and/or fuse two or more vertebral bodies from within the spine.
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