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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2009
David Lowry, Holland, MI (US);
Desmond O'farrell, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Scott Tuinstra, Holland, MI (US);
Roger Veldman, Hudsonville, MI (US);
David Lowry, Holland, MI (US);
Desmond O'Farrell, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Scott Tuinstra, Holland, MI (US);
Roger Veldman, Hudsonville, MI (US);
TransCorp, Inc., Grandville, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for performing surgical repair of the spine includes a distractor and a permanently implanted bone plate system. A surgical repair methodology is also disclosed that employs an implanted bone plate system with a substantially void internal volume which is attached to adjacent vertebrae subsequent to the distraction and adjustment of curvature of the vertebrae and prior to the excision of disc and/or end plate tissue through the bone plate. The device further facilitates the subsequent delivery of an interbody repair device for the purpose of either fusion or dynamic stabilization, such as by disc arthroplasty. The plate may be permanently implanted, such as when a fusion between the attached vertebral bodies is desired, but it need not be permanently implanted.