Devices and methods for correcting vertebral misalignment

US9402738B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Globus Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Marcin Niemiec · Norristown, US
• Duncan Sibson · Malvern, US
• Adam Friedrich · Cinnaminson, US
• Khiem Pham · Doylestown, US
• Noah Hansell · King of Prussia, US
• Ben Silber · Eagleville, US
• Matthew Hansell · Schwenksville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 14, 2013
• Grant date: Aug 2, 2016
• Expiry date: Apr 8, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2002/30904
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of devices and methods of correcting vertebral misalignment, including, e.g., spondylolisthesis, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a vertebral implant may include an assembly configured to be secured to a first vertebral body, wherein the assembly includes a frame made of a first material and at least one end plate made of a second material different than the first material; a reducing plate configured to be slidably received over the central portion, wherein the reducing plate is configured to be secured to a second vertebral body; and an actuator configured to move the reducing plate relative to the frame.