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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Noriaki Kawakami, Nagoya, JP;
Geoffrey Askin, Newstead, AU;
Haemish Crawford, Remuera Auckland, NZ;
Roy Lim, Germantown, TN (US);
Adam D. Glaser, Germantown, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7014 (2013.01); A61B 17/707 (2013.01); A61B 17/888 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spinal correction apparatus comprises a body. A ratchet is disposed with the body. A longitudinal element is connected to the ratchet. A force is applied to at least a portion of the apparatus that causes dynamic incremental movement of the longitudinal element relative to the body in at least one direction. Methods of use are disclosed.