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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
May. 12, 2011
Sean Suh, Bensalem, PA (US);
Michal Zentko, Lansdale, PA (US);
Andrew Iott, Villanova, PA (US);
Kurt Faulhaber, Plymouth Meeting, PA (US);
David C. Paul, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Sean Suh, Bensalem, PA (US);
Michal Zentko, Lansdale, PA (US);
Andrew Iott, Villanova, PA (US);
Kurt Faulhaber, Plymouth Meeting, PA (US);
David C. Paul, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
A distraction screw includes a proximal portion secured to a first vertebra, a distal portion secured to a second vertebra and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is coupled to the proximal and distal portions and is positioned in an intervertebral space. The intermediate portion is configured and adapted to enable distraction of the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra.