DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF SCOLIOSIS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: medical equipment, in particular, devices for elimination of deformation of vertebral column. SUBSTANCE: device consists of clamps with holes and recess, one of clamp ends is deflected over plane, towards its convex side. Located on clamp is fixing plate, L-shaped in cross-section. Plate one wall has slider submerged into clamp recess and passing into axle of puller. Made on axle top is treated post. The other wall of fixing plate has recess. Threaded end of puller, through end support, is attached to deflected end of clamp. Located in recesses of fixing plate for motion and fixation are bone rods and yokes. Yokes consist of two arc-wise plates with pins connected at their base by coupling bolt. Clamps are interconnected by means of hinged rods. EFFECT: excluded complications and eliminated torsion pathology. 2 dwg