Andrew H. Cragg;Bradley J. Wessman;Robert L. Assell;Eugene A. Dickhudt;Tawney A. Schwarz;Stephen D. Ainsworth
发明人:
Stephen D. Ainsworth,Robert L. Assell,Andrew H. Cragg,Eugene A. Dickhudt,Tawney A. Schwarz,Bradley J. Wessman
申请号:
US13617030
公开号:
US20130013000A1
申请日:
2012.09.14
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for the provision of spinal therapy to three or more adjacent motion segments accessed through a trans-sacral approach. The spinal therapies include fusion and dynamic stabilization with and without a distraction of the most cephalad motion segment of the two or more adjacent motion segments provided therapy. The disclosure includes methods and apparatus to impart a distraction on a second more caudal motion segment after providing therapy to the more cephalad motion segment.