US Patent:
20080015577, Jan 17, 2008
Inventors:
Alexander Loeb - New York NY, US
International Classification:
A61F 2/30
Abstract:
A spinal correction device for correcting scoliosis includes multiple implants that are each adapted to fit on an individual vertebra of the spine. Each implant includes a body and a protrusion extending from a face of the body. A hole in the body extends from a face of the body opposite to the face from which the protrusions extend. The protrusion extending from one of the implants interacts with the hole in an adjacent implant to permit relative longitudinal movement between the vertebrae that the two implants are respectively fixed to. The interaction of the protrusion and the hole, however, restricts relative horizontal movement between the two vertebrae.
