SPRING LOADED MECHANISM FOR MANAGING SCOLIOSIS

摘要

A spinal implant includes a first rod, a second rod, and connector. The first rod has a first end configured to be connected to a first bone, a second end opposed to the first end, and a longitudinal axis that passes through the first and second ends. The second rod has a first end configured to be connected to the second bone, a second end opposed to the first end. The second rod is parallel to the longitudinal axis and non-coaxial with the first rod, and at least a portion of the second end of the second rod overlaps the second end of the first rod. The connector connects the second end of the first rod to the second end of the second rod, and is configured to urge the first rod and the second rod in opposed directions that are parallel to the longitudinal axis.

主权项

1. A spinal implant configured to provide distraction between a first bone and a second bone, the spinal implant comprising:
a first rod having a first end configured to be connected to the first bone, a second end opposed to the first end, and a first rod longitudinal axis that passes through the first and second ends; a second rod having a first end configured to be connected to the second bone, a second end opposed to the first end, and a second rod longitudinal axis that is non-coaxial with the first rod longitudinal axis, at least a portion of the second end of the second rod overlapping the second end of the first rod when viewed along an axis transverse to the first rod longitudinal axis, and a coupling that connects the second end of the first rod to the second end of the second rod, the coupling configured to urge the first rod and the second rod in opposed directions that are parallel to the first rod longitudinal axis.