Bone staple and methods for correcting spine disorders

Details Bone staple and methods for correcting spine disorders Bone staple and methods for correcting spine disorders

2006-03-22

2009-11-17

Philogene, Pedro (Department: 3733)

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

C606S279000, C606S301000, C606S075000

Reexamination Certificate

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07618441

ABSTRACT:
A method and staple for correcting an abnormally curved bone, such as a spinal column having a concave side and a convex side, the method comprising providing a staple having a central portion and a pair of legs with a first memorized shape and a second deformed shape and implanting the staple, in the second shape, at the convex side of the spinal column in a manner that the legs extend close to the concave side, such that the legs exert a distraction force at the concave side of the spinal column.

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