Orthopedic device set for reorienting vertebral bones for the treatment of scoliosis
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Oct 19, 2004
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Jan 16, 2003
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Jul 16, 2001
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Jul 16, 2001
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An orthopedic device set, including: a plurality of intervertebral spacer elements, each spacer element having a different axial thickness from each other element, the axial thicknesses being selected to increase by an increment from one element to another; and an instrument for holding ones of the intervertebral spacer elements, the instrument comprising a shaft having a distal end, a selectively grasping subassembly for alternatively rigidly holding each spacer element at the distal end so that the spacer element cannot move relative to the instrument, and releasing the spacer element.
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