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Method and apparatus for correcting spinal deformity

  • US 20020055740A1
  • Filed: 07/05/2001
  • Published: 05/09/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for correcting spinal deformity, said apparatus comprising:

  • at least one anchor for implantation into a vertebral body, said at least one anchor, when implanted, being resistant to toggling in the vertebral body and to being pulled from the vertebral body;

    said at least one anchor including a platform having a first surface for facing the vertebral body, said platform including at least one passage extending transversely through said platform, said at least one passage for receiving a cable connected with another vertebral body;

    said at least one anchor further including at least one helical spike for embedding into the vertebral body upon rotation of said platform, said at least one helical spike projecting from said first surface on said platform and extending around a longitudinal axis, said at least one helical spike having a tip portion at a distal end which penetrates into the vertebral body as said platform is rotated.

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