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US 10,945,806 B2Granted
Surgical guide and methods of use
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Paxton Wall, Richard Quinn Brown, Adam Glaser
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Abstract
A surgical guide comprising a body including an inner surface that defines a cavity configured for disposal of a surgical instrument. The body further defining an opening communicating with the cavity. A connector disposable with the opening and engageable with a surgical robot. A release is engageable with the connector. Systems, spinal constructs, implants and surgical instruments are disclosed.
Claims17
A surgical guide comprising:
- a body including an inner surface defining a cavity configured for disposal of a surgical instrument, the body further defining an opening communicating with the cavity, the body including spaced apart arms, the arms defining an axial channel;
- a connector disposable with the opening and engageable with a surgical robot;
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- a release engageable with the connector, the release including flats configured for a keyed connection with the connector, the flats defining a substantially square hole, the connector comprising a head and a shaft extending from the head, the head being disposed in the hole such that an outer surface of the head directly engages the flats.
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A surgical guide comprising:
- a robotic arm including an inner surface defining a channel configured for disposal of a surgical instrument, the robotic arm further defining an opening communicating with the channel, the robotic arm including spaced apart arms, the arms defining an axial channel;
- a screw disposable with the opening and engageable with a surgical robot;
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- a rotatable wheel engageable with the screw, the wheel including flats configured for a keyed connection with the screw, the flats defining a substantially square hole, the screw comprising a head and a shaft extending from the head, the head being disposed in the hole such that an outer surface of the head directly engages the flats.
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A surgical guide comprising:
- a body including an inner surface defining a cavity configured for disposal of a surgical instrument, the body further defining an opening communicating with the cavity and a slot in communication with the opening, the body including spaced apart arms, the arms defining an axial channel;
- a connector disposable with the opening and engageable with a surgical robot;
- and a wheel disposable with the slot and engageable with the connector, the wheel including flats configured for a keyed connection with the connector, the flats defining a substantially square hole, the connector comprising a head and a shaft extending from the head, the head being disposed in the hole such that an outer surface of the head directly engages the flats.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.