Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of treating a degenerate spinal segment
- Patent Title (中): 治疗退行性脊髓节段的方法
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Application No.: US12709248Application Date: 2010-02-19
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Publication No.: US08172883B2Publication Date: 2012-05-08
- Inventor: Anton E. Bowden , Larry L. Howell , Peter A. Halveson , Eric M. Stratton
- Applicant: Anton E. Bowden , Larry L. Howell , Peter A. Halveson , Eric M. Stratton
- Applicant Address: US UT Provo
- Assignee: Brigham Young University
- Current Assignee: Brigham Young University
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Provo
- Agency: Thorpe North & Western LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/88
- IPC: A61B17/88

Abstract:
A method of treating a degenerate spinal segment comprises obtaining a first spinal implant configured to apply a first torque to a degenerate spinal segment having an abnormal curvature and a second spinal implant configured to apply a second torque to the degenerate spinal segment. Each of the spinal implants includes; a plurality of contiguous segments in which the contiguous segments form an angle at a location in which two adjacent contiguous segments of the plurality of contiguous segments intersect; and at least one mounting connection configured to connect the spinal implant to a mounting mechanism, the mounting mechanism being configured to attach the spinal implant to the degenerate spinal segment. The first and second spinal implants are implanted so that the first torque and the second torque act to reduce the abnormal curvature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100217326A1 Method of Treating A Degenerate Spinal Segment Public/Granted day:2010-08-26
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