Invention Application
- Patent Title: INTER-TRANSVERSE PROCESS SPACER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE IN CORRECTING A SPINAL DEFORMITY
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Application No.: PCT/US2007/084405Application Date: 2007-11-12
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Publication No.: WO2008061055A3Publication Date: 2008-05-22
- Inventor: ALLARD, Randall N.
- Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. , ANDERSON, Kent M. , ALLARD, Randall N.
- Applicant Address: 2500 Silveus Crossing Warsaw, Indiana 46581 US
- Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.,ANDERSON, Kent M.,ALLARD, Randall N.
- Current Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.,ANDERSON, Kent M.,ALLARD, Randall N.
- Current Assignee Address: 2500 Silveus Crossing Warsaw, Indiana 46581 US
- Agency: HAINES, Warren M. et al.
- Priority: US11/559,938 20061115
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70
Abstract:
An inter-transverse process spacer device for placement between two adjacent transverse processes, includes a spacer member with deformable first and second ends and may include a connector. The inter-transverse process spacer device may also include a flexible, fillable container for containing an injectable material that is compressible following implantation. The container is impermeable to the material it will be filled with. A structural mesh, for example, made of PET fabric and interwoven shape-memory alloy wire, provides structure for and containment of the container, as well as shape control of the inter-transverse process spacer device. The material can be injected into the container through a conduit. The inter-transverse process spacer device is sized and configured to allow for placement between adjacent transverse processes to produce a lateral force for correcting a spinal deformity. A method for correcting a spinal deformity using the inter-transverse process spacer device is also disclosed.
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