Patent ID: 7658754
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of treating a spinal deformity having a convex side and a concave side, the method comprising the steps of: attaching first and second spinal plates to cephalad and caudal end vertebrae, respectively; fixing a rod system along the deformity using vertebral screws, wherein the first and second spinal plates are attached to the cephalad and caudal end vertebrae, respectively, by at least one of the vertebral screws; correcting the spinal deformity through at least one of compression, distraction and derotation of the rod system; securing the first spinal plate to a first vertebra adjacent the cephalad end vertebra using a first bone anchor; and securing the second spinal plate to a second vertebra adjacent the caudal end vertebra using a second bone anchor.