Surgical tether apparatus and methods of use
US8529606B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/4455
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlling flexion in a spinal segment of a patient include performing a spinal fusion procedure on a pair of adjacent vertebrae in the spinal segment and implanting a constraint device into the patient. Adjusting length or tension in the constraint device allows the constraint device to provide a force a force resistant to flexion of the spinal segment undergoing fusion. The constraint device also modulates loads borne by the spinal segment undergoing fusion or tissue adjacent thereto.
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