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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2015
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Mark Benedict Dekutoski, Rochester, MN (US);
John Durward Pond, Germantown, TN (US);
Neel Anand, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The present application discloses methods for treating spinal deformities. One embodiment includes inserting an elongated corrective member into the patient. During insertion, the corrective member is operatively attached to a first vertebral member that applies a first corrective force to correct a first vertebral member alignment. The corrective member is further inserted into the patient and subsequently operatively attached to a second vertebral member that applies a second corrective force to correct a second vertebral member alignment. The corrective member is further inserted and subsequently operatively attached to a third vertebral member that applies a third corrective force to correct a third vertebral member alignment. The embodiment may further include operatively attaching the corrective member to additional vertebral members to correct further misalignment. In one embodiment, a second member is attached to the vertebral members after they have been aligned to maintain the alignment.