Patent ID: 7297146
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An implant for treatment of a curved spinal column segment, comprising: a body including first and second ends along a longitudinal axis spaced by a length sized for attachment to respective ones of first and second vertebrae along surfaces of the first and second vertebrae comprising a concavely curved surface of the spinal column segment, said body being structured with said length further sized so that said body maintains separation of the first and second vertebrae when attached to the first and second vertebrae to distract the spinal column segment along the concavely curved surface toward a straightened configuration while permitting motion of the spinal column segment when attached to the first and second vertebrae, wherein said body further includes a medial axis orthogonally oriented to said longitudinal axis between said first and second ends, and said body tapers in width from said medial axis toward each of said first and second ends, and wherein said body includes a height between a lower surface and an upper surface thereof, said height tapering from said medial axis toward each of said first and second ends.