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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2009
Trace R. Cawley, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Jonathon Doug Payne, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Peter Harris, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Trace R. Cawley, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Jonathon Doug Payne, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Peter Harris, Boca Raton, FL (US);
US Spine, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a minimally invasive surgery pedicle screw system, including: a plurality of slotted guides that are selectively inserted through one or more surgical incisions; a plurality of pedicle screws selectively coupled to the plurality of slotted guides that are selectively secured to one or more bony anatomical structures; a pendulum mechanism selectively translatably and pivotably coupled to one of the plurality of slotted guides; and a connecting rod selectively translatably and pivotably coupled to one of the plurality of slotted guides; wherein the pendulum mechanism is selectively coupled to the connecting rod. The connecting rod is selectively secured to one or more of the plurality of pedicle screws.