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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Bonutti Research, Inc., Effingham, IL (US);
Inventor:
Peter M. Bonutti, Effingham, IL (US);
Assignee:
Bonutti Research, Inc., Effingham, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/055 (2006.01); A61F 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/02 (2013.01); A61F 5/055 (2013.01); Y10S 128/23 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A device and a method of using and assembling a device configured to treat a spine of a patient are provided. The method of assembling includes providing a support article configured to be connected to a torso of a patient, wherein the support article includes a front portion and a back portion, connecting a support member to the support article, and connecting an actuator mechanism to the support member, the actuator mechanism configured to extend in a generally superior direction relative to the support member to distract a spine of the patient relative to the torso.