Inventors:
- San Diego CA, US
Joon Ki An - La Mirada CA, US
Ronald Litke - Sandy Hook CT, US
Glenn DiCostanzo - Woodbury CT, US
Ernest Corrao - Bethel CT, US
Robert L. Richards - Beverly Hills MI, US
Sepehr Fariabi - Newport Coast CA, US
Adam G. Beckett - Mission Viejo, CA
Luke A. Bilger - Hunnington Beach CA, US
Daniel Dongelmans - San Clemente CA, US
Scott Pool - Laguna Hills CA, US
Shanbao Cheng - Irvine CA, US
Matthew Dwight - Lake Forest CA, US
Andy W. Choi - Irvine CA, US
Martin Leugers - San Francisco CA, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/70
Abstract:
A system for non-invasively adjusting the curvature of a spine includes a housing having a first end and a second end, a first rod having a first end telescopically disposed within a cavity of the housing along a first longitudinal axis at the first end of the housing and having a first threaded portion extending thereon, and a second end configured to be coupled to a first portion of a spinal system of a subject, a second rod having a first end telescopically disposed within the cavity along a second longitudinal axis at the second end of the housing and having a second threaded portion extending thereon, and a second end configured to be coupled to a second portion of the spinal system of the subject, a driving member rotatably disposed within the cavity and configured to be activated from a location external to the body of the subject.