Instruments and methods for manipulating a vertebra

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(12) Ullltfild States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,951,175 B2 Chao et al. (45) Date of Patent: May 31, 2011 (54) INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR 4,887,596 A 12/1989 Sherman MANIPULATINGA VERTEBRA 4,957,495 A * 9/199° Klager ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ 606/58 4,987,892 A l/1991 Krag et al. >l< <75) Irrvorrrorrr Norrr T- Chao, Marlborough, MA (US), §;32§;;2§ 3‘ {$33} E222} """"""""""""" " °°°/33° Dennis Hubbard, Lancaster, MA (US); 5,092,866 A 3/1992 Breard etal. Chris Rybicki, Charlotte, NC (U S); 5,120,171 A 6/ 1992 Lasner Ronald Sacher, Needham, MA (US); 5476578 A * 1/1993 T§°u ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ 606/267 James Donahue, Falmouth, MA (US); Q * Ki)"=?gI:)°1ZL}1‘iSe1:(tial' “““““““““ “ 606/61 511110" 51“>Q“1n°Y>MA (US);R*"1da1 5,190,543 A 3/1993 Schlapfer Bail, Ocean City, NJ (US) 5,219,349 A 6/1993 Krag (73) Assignee: DePuy Spine, Inc., New Brunswick, N] (commued) (US) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS ( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this DE 3923996 Al _ 1/1991 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 (COHIIHM-Id) U.S.C. l54(b) by 179 days. OTHER PUBLICATIONS (21) APPL Noe 11/073,352 Wiltse, Leon L., “History of Pedicle Screw Fixation of the Spine,” (22) Filed, Mar_ 4, 2005 Spine, Pedicle Fixation ofthe Lumbar Spine, David M. Arnold and John E. Lonstein eds., Hanley & Belfus, Inc., vol. 6(l):l-10 (1992). (65) Prior Publication Data (Continued) US 2006/0200132 A1 Sep. 7, 2006 Primary Examiner — Nicholas Woodall (51) Il1t- CL (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm —Nelson Mullins Riley & A613 17/88 (2006-01) Scarborough LLP; Kevin J . Canning; EuiHoon Lee (52) U.S. Cl. ..................................................... .. 606/279 (58) Field of Classification Search ................... .. 606/61 (57) ABSTRACT See appllcallon file for Complete Search hi5lO1'Y~ A method for manipulating a vertebra includes connecting a _ first bone anchor to a first vertebra, connecting a second bone (56) Referenees Clted anchor to a second bone anchor, positioning a spinal rod in a ' ' b f h fir b h d ' ' ' U‘ S‘ PATENT DOCUMENTS receiving mem er o t e st one anc or an in a receiving member of the second bone anchor, connecting a first instruQ g1°ur‘l3_h ment to the receiving member of the first bone anchor, and , , oos i ~ ~ ~ 3,604,487 A 9/1971 Gilben mampulating the first instrument to rotate first bone anchor 4,363,250 A 12/1982 Suga and the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra. 4,733,657 A * 3/1988 Kluger .......................... .. 606/61 4,743,260 A 5/1988 Burton 10 Claims, 17 Drawing Sheets

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