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Spinal distraction tool for load and position measurement
US8945133B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8945133-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113243762-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | Sep 23, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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A spine alignment system is provided to assess load forces on the vertebra in conjunction with overall spinal alignment. The system includes a spine instrument having an electronic assembly and a sensorized head. The sensorized head can be inserted between vertebra and report vertebral conditions such as force, pressure, orientation and edge loading. A GUI is therewith provided to show where the spine instrument is positioned relative to vertebral bodies as the instrument is placed in the inter-vetebral space. The system can distract vertebrae to a first height and measure the load applied by the spine region. The GUI can indicate that the load is outside a predetermined range. The spine region can be distracted to a second height where the load is measured within the predetermined load range.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of distracting a spinal region comprising the steps of: inserting a sensored head of a spinal instrument into a spinal region; electronically measuring at least one of the orientation, rotation, angle, or position of the sensor head with respect to a reference position not on the spinal instrument; positioning the sensored head until the position of a load magnitude on the sensored head as electronically measured by the sensored head is within a…
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- What does patent US8945133B2 cover?
- A spine alignment system is provided to assess load forces on the vertebra in conjunction with overall spinal alignment. The system includes a spine instrument having an electronic assembly and a sensorized head. The sensorized head can be inserted between vertebra and report vertebral conditions such as force, pressure, orientation and edge loading. A GUI is therewith provided to show where th…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Stein Marc, Roche Martin, Boillot Marc, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61B5/107. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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