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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
May. 14, 2019
Albert E. Sanders, San Antonio, TX (US);
James O. Sanders, Pittsford, NY (US);
Ronald G. Blackman, Oakland, CA (US);
Robert B. More, Austin, TX (US);
Brian Snyder, Westwood, MA (US);
Grant D. Hogue, San Antonio, TX (US);
Ira Zaltz, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Albert E. Sanders, San Antonio, TX (US);
James O. Sanders, Pittsford, NY (US);
Ronald G. Blackman, Oakland, CA (US);
Robert B. More, Austin, TX (US);
Brian Snyder, Westwood, MA (US);
Grant D. Hogue, San Antonio, TX (US);
Ira Zaltz, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Tether Implant Corporation, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein include systems for the treatment of spinal deformity in children by harnessing growth modulation without requiring vertebral fusion. In some embodiments, the system uses flexible or moveable elements to selectively apply and tune forces and moments to the spine instead of rigid fixation and vertebral segment fusion.