Spinal implant system and method
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey W. Beale, Keith E. Miller, William Alan Rezach, Richard A. Hynes
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Abstract
A method for treating a spine includes the steps of: creating a surgical pathway in a body along a first surgical approach to a surgical site including vertebral tissue; creating a surgical pathway in the body along a second surgical approach to the surgical site including the vertebral tissue; disposing a fulcrum with an intervertebral disc space of the vertebral tissue via the first surgical approach; and manipulating the vertebral tissue via the second surgical approach. Spinal implants, surgical instruments and systems are disclosed.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- creating access to a first vertebra of a patient and a second vertebra of the patient, a first implant being coupled to the first vertebra and a second implant being coupled to the second vertebra;
- positioning a fulcrum such that a first surface of the fulcrum engages the first vertebra and a second surface of the fulcrum engages the second vertebra;
- connecting a first member to the first implant and connecting a second member to the second implant;
- moving the first member relative to the second member to selectively rotate the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra about the fulcrum;
- inserting an interbody implant between the vertebrae;
- and
- expanding the interbody implant.
A method comprising:
- creating access to a first bone of a patient and a second bone of the patient, a first implant being coupled to the first bone and a second implant being coupled to the second bone;
- positioning a fulcrum such that a first surface of the fulcrum engages the first bone and a second surface of the fulcrum engages the second bone;
- connecting a first member to the first implant and connecting a second member to the second implant;
- moving the first member relative to the second member to selectively rotate the first bone relative to the second bone about the fulcrum;
- inserting an interbody implant between the bones after rotating the first bone relative to the second bone;
- and
- expanding the interbody implant.
A method comprising:
- creating access to a first structure of a patient and a second structure of the patient, a first implant being coupled to the first structure and a second implant being coupled to the second structure;
- positioning a fulcrum such that a first surface of the fulcrum engages the first structure and a second surface of the fulcrum engages the second structure;
- connecting a first member to the first implant and connecting a second member to the second implant;
- moving the first member relative to the second member to selectively rotate the first structure relative to the second structure about the fulcrum;
- inserting an interbody implant between the structures;
- and
- expanding the interbody implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.