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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey David Gordon, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7022 (2013.01); A61B 17/7001 (2013.01); A61B 17/7002 (2013.01); A61B 17/7007 (2013.01); A61B 17/701 (2013.01); A61B 17/705 (2013.01); A61B 17/7053 (2013.01); A61B 17/7055 (2013.01); A61B 17/809 (2013.01); A61B 17/7067 (2013.01); A61B 17/7068 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to methods and device for treatment of spinal deformity, wherein at least one tether is utilized to maintain the distance between the spine and the an ilium to (1) prevent increase in abnormal spinal curvature, (2) slow progression of abnormal curvature, and/or (3) impose at least one corrective displacement and/or rotation.