Patent ID: 7658753

Claim:
A spinal implant for correcting a deformity comprising: a rod having a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, and a medial portion spaced apart from and located between the first end and the second end; a plurality of vertebral connectors, each of the vertebral connectors being configured to connect to a different vertebra; and a plurality of force directing members, each of the force directing members extending in a generally radial direction from a different position on the medial portion of the rod to a different vertebral connector, each of the vertebral connectors being coupled to a corresponding force directing member at a position generally orthogonal to the position on the rod to which the corresponding force directing member is coupled, each of the force directing members being configured to apply and maintain a force to an individual vertebral connector independently of forces applied to the other vertebral connectors by the other force directing members, wherein the forces can be adjusted by a user after insertion, and wherein the implant is configured to maintain the adjusted forces.