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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Andrew Slivka, Taunton, MA (US);
Michael J O'Neil, West Barnstable, MA (US);
Hassan Serhan, South Easton, MA (US);
Michael Fisher, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
John Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7068 (2013.01); A61B 17/7053 (2013.01); A61B 17/7062 (2013.01); A61B 17/8869 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spinal distractor for distracting opposed vertebrae in which a pair of elements are threadably connected by a screw having opposing threads, wherein actuating the screw spreads the elements apart and pushes the vertebrae apart.