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Mobile dynamic system for treating spinal disorder

  • US 6,554,831 B1
  • Filed: 09/01/2000
  • Issued: 04/29/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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