Mobile dynamic system for treating spinal disorder
First Claim
1. A mobile dynamic internal system for treating a disorder of a spinal column having a sagittal plane, comprising at least one implantable correcting rod for mounting on one side of a patient'"'"'s spinal column, at least one fixed bracket rigidly mounted to said correcting rod, and at least one mobile carrier slidably mounted to said correcting rod on a selected side of said fixed bracket, and first and second anchors respectively mounted to said mobile carrier and said fixed bracket for anchoring said correcting rod to the spinal column, wherein, once said mobile dynamic internal system has been implanted, said first and second anchors still respectively have limited freedom of movement relative to said mobile carrier and said fixed bracket, thereby allowing said mobile carrier to slide along said correcting rod in response to movements of the spinal column.
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Abstract
A mobile dynamic implantable spinal apparatus comprising at least one fixed bracket secured on a correcting rod and at least one mobile carrier slidably mounted on the correcting rod. The fixed bracket and the mobile carrier each include a body and a pedicle screw or a transverse process hook articulated to the body. The distribution of the degrees of freedom between the carrier and the rod, and the pedicle screws or hooks and the carrier and the fixed bracket provide a non-rigid assembly which preserves some of the natural mobility of the vertebrae and disk, and the potential growth of the spinal column.
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28 Claims
- 1. A mobile dynamic internal system for treating a disorder of a spinal column having a sagittal plane, comprising at least one implantable correcting rod for mounting on one side of a patient'"'"'s spinal column, at least one fixed bracket rigidly mounted to said correcting rod, and at least one mobile carrier slidably mounted to said correcting rod on a selected side of said fixed bracket, and first and second anchors respectively mounted to said mobile carrier and said fixed bracket for anchoring said correcting rod to the spinal column, wherein, once said mobile dynamic internal system has been implanted, said first and second anchors still respectively have limited freedom of movement relative to said mobile carrier and said fixed bracket, thereby allowing said mobile carrier to slide along said correcting rod in response to movements of the spinal column.
- 21. A mobile dynamic anchoring assembly comprising an implantable rod, a carrier mounted to said implantable rod for sliding movement thereon and limited pivotal movement with respect thereto about an axis perpendicular to the rod, and a bone anchor articulately connected to said carrier for allowing the mobility of said carrier to be preserved once said anchor has been engaged with a bone.
- 25. A mobile dynamic cross-link for structurally connecting a pair of implantable spinal rods together, comprising opposed first and second ends adapted to be connected to corresponding ones of a pair of implantable spinal rods, and a permanent point of articulation between said first and second ends to prevent the implantable spinal rods from pivoting apart while allowing any other limited relative movements therebetween in response to movements of a patient'"'"'s spinal column.
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