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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Orthopediatrics Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
David W. Daniels, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Matthew Prygoski, North Liberty, IN (US);
Richard Detlefsen, Warsaw, IN (US);
Evangelos Tozakoglou, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
OrthoPediatrics Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7022 (2013.01); A61B 17/7019 (2013.01); A61B 17/7026 (2013.01); A61B 17/7049 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 17/7044 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for dynamic connection between adjacent bones. Various embodiments pertain to a bone anchor that includes a rotatable spool, the spool being configured to place tension on a flexible member, such as a tether, suture, cable, or other. Still further embodiments pertain to tools for interconnecting two bone anchors with a tether.