Modular multi-level spine stabilization system and method
US8814909B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/7032
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multi-level spine stabilization system is formed by providing a plurality of securing members, providing a plurality of rod segments configured to extend between the plurality of securing members, selecting a first rod segment from the plurality of rod segments based upon a first distance between a first vertebra and an adjacent second vertebra, selecting a second rod segment from the plurality of rod segments based upon a second distance between the second vertebra and an adjacent third vertebra, attaching a first, a second, and a third of the plurality of securing members to the first, the second, and the third vertebrae, respectively, forming a rod using the first and second rod segment, and attaching the rod to the first, the second, and the third securing members.
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