Surgical instrument and method
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Alan Rezach, Brian A. Butler
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Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a first member including an inner surface. A second member is movable relative to the first member and defines a first opening for disposal of a first implant support. The second member is disposable with the inner surface to define a second opening for movement of a second implant support relative to the inner surface and a third opening is configured for movement of a third implant support relative to the inner surface. The first implant support is fixed with the second member. Systems, spinal constructs, implants and methods are disclosed.
Claims18
A surgical instrument comprising:
- a first member defining a longitudinal axis and including an inner surface;
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- a second member being movable relative to the first member and defining a centrally disposed first opening for disposal of a first implant support, the second member being fixed with the first member relative to the longitudinal axis,
- the second member being attached with the inner surface to define a second opening for translation of a second implant support along the longitudinal axis relative to the inner surface and a third opening for translation of a third implant support along the longitudinal axis relative to the inner surface, and the first implant support being fixed with the second member,
- the second member being rotatable relative to the first member between an open configuration and a closed configuration such that the first implant support is resisted and/or prevented from moving relative to the second member, the second member being biased to the closed configuration.
A surgical instrument comprising:
- a rail including an inner surface and arcuate end portions, the rail defining a longitudinal axis;
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- a plate attached to the rail and fixed therewith relative to the longitudinal axis, the plate being movable along a transverse axis and defining a centrally disposed first opening for disposal of a first implant support,
- the plate being rotatable relative to the rail into a closed configuration to define a second opening for translation of a second implant support along the longitudinal axis relative to the inner surface and a third opening for translation of a third implant support along the longitudinal axis relative to the inner surface, and
- the plate being engageable with the first implant support to resist and/or prevent the first implant support from moving relative to the plate.
A surgical system comprising:
- a first member defining a longitudinal axis and including an inner surface;
- a second member being movable along a transverse axis relative to the first member and defining a centrally disposed first opening, the second member being fixed with the first member relative to the longitudinal axis;
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- a first implant support, a second implant support and a third implant support,
- the second member being movable relative to the inner surface into a closed configuration to define a second opening for translation of the second implant support along the longitudinal axis relative to the inner surface and a third opening for translation of the third implant support along the longitudinal axis relative to the inner surface, and the first implant support being fixed with the second member,
- the implant supports being disposed in a configuration with the members for connection with bone fasteners attached with vertebrae for derotation of a spine including the vertebrae.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.