GUIDED GROWTH SPINAL IMPLANTS

Abstract: an orthopedic apparatus comprises an implantable anchor configured to retain an implantable rod and to permit translational movement of the rod relative to the anchor. a method for manufacturing an implantable rod comprises configuring the rod to facilitate translational movement of the rod relative to an implantable orthopedic anchor. an implantable anchor assembly includes a head that is adapted and configured to be supported by a connector assembly that is attached to a bone, such as a vertebrae: a rod extends through an enclosed rod pathway in a manner that permits the rod to slide relative to pathway, but at the same time place constraints on the rod as to lateral or vertical movement by head and rod retainer. portions of the rod pathway are provided with a hard coating, such as adlc.

Inventor(s): Richard Detlefsen, Matthew Prygoski, Brian Snyder, James Sanders, David Bumpass, Richard M. Schwend, Scott Luhmann, Richard McCarthy

CPC Classification: A61B17/7035 ({Screws or hooks, wherein a rod-clamping part and a bone-anchoring part can pivot relative to each other})

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