Inventors:
Nam T. CHAO - Marlborough MA, US
Dennis HUBBARD - Lancaster MA, US
Chris RYBICKI - Fall River MA, US
Ronald SACHER - Boca Raton FL, US
James R. DONAHUE - East Falmouth MA, US
Simon SIU - Quincy MA, US
Randal BETZ - Ocean City NJ, US
Assignee:
DEPUY SPINE, INC. - Raynham MA
International Classification:
A61B 17/56
Abstract:
A method for manipulating a vertebra includes connecting a first bone anchor to a first vertebra, connecting a second bone anchor to a second bone anchor, positioning a spinal rod in a receiving member of the first bone anchor and in a receiving member of the second bone anchor, connecting a first instrument to the receiving member of the first bone anchor, and manipulating the first instrument to rotate first bone anchor and the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra.