US 12,127,949 B1
Percutaneous posterior spinal fusion implant construction and method
Abram Reitblat, Monroe, NY (US); Steven Krause, Oakland, NJ (US); Charles L. Bush, Jr., Wayne, NJ (US); Douglas Pedrick, Newburgh, NY (US); and Lori Dombrowski, Elmwood Park, NJ (US)
Assigned to Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed by Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/085,627.
Application 17/085,627 is a continuation of application No. 16/185,848, filed on Nov. 9, 2018, abandoned.
Application 16/185,848 is a continuation of application No. 14/099,104, filed on Dec. 6, 2013, granted, now 10,159,579, issued on Dec. 25, 2018.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4455 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manipulating portions of a spinal fusion system, comprising:
connecting a distal end of a first shaft to a first connecting element affixed to a first vertebra of a spine, the first shaft including a first connector, the first connector being rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the first shaft;
connecting a distal end of a second shaft to a second connecting element affixed to a second vertebra of the spine, the second shaft including a second connector; and
manipulating a manipulation device connected to the first and second connectors so as to move the first and second shafts with respect to one another to induce relative movement between the first and second vertebrae, wherein the first connector rotates about the longitudinal axis of the first shaft during the manipulating step.