Patent ID: 8317867
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for correcting a deformity in the spine by realigning vertebral bodies, the method comprising: aligning vertebral bodies to correct a spinal deformity; accessing an anterior sacral position of a sacral vertebral body; from the accessed sacral position, boring a trans-sacral bore through or into one or more cephalad vertebra; and advancing a spinal implant into the trans-sacral bore, the spinal implant comprising: a preformed elongated body having a curvature along a longitudinal axis of the body configured to correct the deformity in the spine; a caudal body comprising an external thread along the longitudinal axis of the body configured to engage bone inside a caudal vertebra; a cephalad body configured for placement inside a cephalad vertebra; and a flexible center portion extending between said caudal body and said cephalad body configured to span a vertebral disk space.