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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2008
Carl-éric Aubin, Saint-Lambert, CA;
John F. Sarwark, Glenview, IL (US);
Eliane Schmid, Marin, CH;
Stefan Parent, Saint-Lambert, CA;
Carl-Éric Aubin, Saint-Lambert, CA;
John F. Sarwark, Glenview, IL (US);
Eliane Schmid, Marin, CH;
Stefan Parent, Saint-Lambert, CA;
Abstract
An intravertebral device for modulating vertebral growth without changing spinal mobility or compressing the intervertebral disc. By implanting the device around the vertebral growth plate, on the convex side of the curvature, a compression is induced on one side of the growth plate during the vertebral growth. This local growth modulation decreases significantly the vertebral wedging and corrects the global deformity of the spine. The device provides a minimally invasive and fusionless way of correcting spinal curvatures while preserving the intervertebral disc.