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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shaeffer Bannigan, San Diego, CA (US);
Justin Doose, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7016 (2013.01); A61B 17/7043 (2013.01); A61B 17/7052 (2013.01); A61B 17/7053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for spinal fixation with a non-rigid portion at least one of the caudal or cephalad terminus. Various devices and techniques are described for transition from a rigid fixation construct to a less rigid support structure applied to a 'soft zone' that helps share the stress created on the spinal levels caused by the fixed levels below. In some embodiments, the soft zone is provided by terminating the construct with one of a flexible tether or a dampening rod.