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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2010
Matthew Thompson, Corte Madera, CA (US);
Hiram Chee, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Richard Ginn, Gilroy, CA (US);
Darin Gittings, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ivan Sepetka, Los Altos, CA (US);
David White, Morgan Hills, CA (US);
Matthew Thompson, Corte Madera, CA (US);
Hiram Chee, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Richard Ginn, Gilroy, CA (US);
Darin Gittings, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ivan Sepetka, Los Altos, CA (US);
David White, Morgan Hills, CA (US);
Reduction Technologies, Inc., Corte Madera, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are systems, devices and methods for the correction of spinal deformities with the use one or more implantable rods configured to apply a corrective force to the spine. Methods of minimally invasive implantation of a corrective system are provided, such as where the corrective system is attached only to the spinous process of one or more vertebral bodies. Various corrective systems as well as components thereof are also provided, such as those that allow limited movement with respect to the spinal column.