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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2019
Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Wentz, Zionsville, PA (US);
Joon Ki An, La Mirada, CA (US);
Ronald Litke, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Glenn DiCostanzo, Woodbury, CT (US);
Ernest Corrao, Bethel, CT (US);
Robert L. Richards, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Sepehr Fariabi, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Adam G. Beckett, Mission Viejo, CA;
Luke A. Bilger, Hunnington Beach, CA (US);
Daniel Dongelmans, San Clemente, CA (US);
Scott Pool, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Shanbao Cheng, Irvine, CA (US);
Matthew Dwight, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Andy W. Choi, Irvine, CA (US);
Martin Leugers, San Francisco, CA (US);
NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for non-invasively adjusting the curvature of a spine includes a housing having a first end and a second end, a first rod having a first end telescopically disposed within a cavity of the housing along a first longitudinal axis at the first end of the housing and having a first threaded portion extending thereon, and a second end configured to be coupled to a first portion of a spinal system of a subject, a second rod having a first end telescopically disposed within the cavity along a second longitudinal axis at the second end of the housing and having a second threaded portion extending thereon, and a second end configured to be coupled to a second portion of the spinal system of the subject, a driving member rotatably disposed within the cavity and configured to be activated from a location external to the body of the subject.