Patent ID: 9456856
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method for surgically adjusting a curvature of a spine comprising vertebrae, the method comprising: removing a wedge-shaped portion of a single vertebral body of the vertebrae to form 2 at least partially-separated portions of the single vertebral body; providing a wedge-shaped intrabody implant comprising a first surface and a second surface, the second surface disposed at an acute angle to the first surface; placing the wedge-shaped intrabody implant between the 2 at least partially-separated portions of the single vertebral body; inserting threaded pedicle screws into the vertebrae such that each of the screws is spaced apart from the implant; and closing the 2 at least partially-separated portions of the single vertebral body about the intrabody implant, wherein closing comprises connecting the screws with a rod, such that the 2 at least partially-separated portions of the single vertebral body are oriented at a correction angle relative to one another.