Fusionless vertebral physeal device
US9393058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/70
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intravertebral device for modulating vertebral growth without changing spinal mobility or compressing the intervertebral disc. By implanting the device around the vertebral growth plate, on the convex side of the curvature, a compression is induced on one side of the growth plate during the vertebral growth. This local growth modulation decreases significantly the vertebral wedging and corrects the global deformity of the spine. The device provides a minimally invasive and fusionless way of correcting spinal curvatures while preserving the intervertebral disc.
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