Patent ID: 11890040
Assignee: THE SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS NETWORK (RANDWICK AND WESTMEAD (INCORPORATING THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN)
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 39:
40. A spinal device for securing between a first vertebra and a second vertebra of a spine, the spinal device comprising:
a first portion comprising at least two fixing points to secure to a first fixing location on the first vertebra in a first configuration and a base configured to extend from the fixing points, the base including a securing point;
a second portion comprising a single fixing point to secure to a second fixing location on the second vertebra,
the first and second portions pivotally coupled to each other around the securing point of the first portion;
the first portion when secured to the first fixing location and the second portion when secured to the second fixing location being offset relative to each other and to a longitudinal axis of the spine;
wherein movement of the first and second portions away from each other in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bone as it grows causes relative rotation of the first vertebra and the second vertebra, wherein the at least two fixing points of the first portion hold the first portion in the first configuration during growth of the bone.