Systems and methods for compressing and distracting vertebrae of the spinal column

US7686814B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

• Roy K. Lim · Germantown, US
• Arthur Conley · Anchorage, US
• Anthony J. Melkent · Germantown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 6, 2004
• Grant date: Mar 30, 2010
• Expiry date: Dec 13, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/0256
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Spinal surgical systems include a compressor mountable to a first vertebra and positionable relative to a fulcrum mountable to a second vertebra. The compressor and fulcrum are manipulated relative to one another to compress the first and second vertebrae. The systems further include a distractor mountable to a first vertebra and positionable relative to a fulcrum mountable to a second vertebra. The distractor and fulcrum are manipulated relative to one another to distract the first and second vertebrae.