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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Zoher Bootwala, West Chester, PA (US);
Jason Banowetz, West Chester, PA (US);
Darrell S. Hanson, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Zoher Bootwala, West Chester, PA (US);
Jason Banowetz, West Chester, PA (US);
Darrell S. Hanson, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7077 (2013.01); A61B 17/708 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vertebral adjustment system configured to move individual vertebral bodies relative to the other vertebral bodies to thereby realign the spine. The system may include a frame, and a plurality of alignment devices coupled to the frame and to the individual vertebral bodies. By manipulated the alignment devices the vertebral bodies to which they are attached may be moved.