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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2020
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX (US);
Hong Zhang, Plano, TX (US);
John David Ross, Jr., Ovilla, TX (US);
Daniel J. Sucato, Dallas, TX (US);
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A device for spinal correction includes a stabilizer assembly including a hinge including a first rod-bearing leaf; a second rod-bearing leaf rotatably coupled to the first rod-bearing leaf to provide coronal or sagittal freedom of movement, or both, of the stabilizer assembly; a locking mechanism to lock the first and second rod-bearing leaves at a desired angle; a first stabilizing rod coupled to the first rod-bearing leaf; a second stabilizing rod coupled to the second rod-bearing leaf; and a plurality of monoaxial or polyaxial links, wherein each monoaxial or polyaxial link is movably coupled to the first or second stabilizing rod and is movably couplable to a first spinal rod or a second spinal rod fixed to the spine; wherein the stabilizer assembly is couplable to the first or second spinal rod to stabilize the spine to prevent compression, distraction, or translation of the spinal cord during a spinal correction.