Patent ID: 9510865
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method for growth directed correction of a spine via apical vertebral control, the method comprising: securing a correction system to a first vertebra and a second vertebra of the spine, the correction system having a first rod defining a first correction axis extending along the spine, a second rod coaxial with the first correction axis, and a connector assembly coupled to the first and second rods, the connector assembly including a middle assembling segment having a central longitudinal axis laterally offset from the first and second spinal rods, the central longitudinal axis defines a second correction axis extending along the spine, the connector assembly further including an intermediate connector extending from the second correction axis towards the spine in a direction transverse to first and second correction axes; and securing the intermediate connector of the connector assembly to a third vertebra that is intermediate the first and second vertebrae, the correction system securing the third vertebra at a fixed distance from the second correction axis; wherein the correction system is secured to the first and second vertebrae such that the first and second vertebrae are able to grow away from one another in a direction substantially parallel to the second correction axis; and wherein the system allows growth of the first and second vertebrae away from one another within a predefined limit.