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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Orthopediatrics Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Daniel Gerard Hoernschemeyer, Columbia, MO (US);
Matthew Prygoski, North Liberty, IN (US);
Rick Detlefsen, Warsaw, IN (US);
Evangelos Tozakoglou, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
OrthoPediatrics Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first flexible connector and a second flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a first bone anchor including a first tethering head configured to receive a first portion of the first flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a second bone anchor including a second tethering head configured to receive a second portion of the first flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a third bone anchor defining a first aperture configured to receive therethrough the first bone anchor. The third bone anchor also defines a first peripheral channel configured to receive a first portion of the second flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a fourth bone anchor defining a second aperture configured to receive therethrough the second bone anchor. The fourth bone anchor also defines a second peripheral channel configured to receive a second portion of the second flexible connector.