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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Klaus Zielke, Bad Wildungen, DE;
Assignee:
Oscobal AG, Selzach, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 69 ; 128 / ; 623 17 ;
Abstract
An implant for the operative correction of spinal deformity, in particular scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis, which is a distraction and compression rod, having at one of its end a ratchet part formed by circumferential saw notches conically broadening toward the top and ending in a flat surface for receiving spinal hooks, a cylindrical part followed by a threaded part, the threaded part being build for receiving the heads of bone screws fixed by nuts, wherein the ratchet part of the rod is used for distraction and the threaded part of the rod is used for compression as well as distraction of the deformed spine.