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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Todd A. Milbrandt, Rochester, MN (US);
A. Noelle Larson, Rochester, MN (US);
Stephen D. Cassivi, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7022 (2013.01); A61B 17/7005 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7079 (2013.01); A61B 17/885 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02);
Abstract
Scoliosis can be treated by systems for anterior vertebral body tethering described herein. In some embodiments, installation tools of a system for anterior vertebral body tethering can be used to sequentially tension segments of a tether between adjacent vertebral screws in a controllable and user-friendly manner.