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.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- coupling a first implant to a first vertebra;
- coupling a second implant to a second vertebra, the first vertebra and the second vertebra defining vertebrae, the first and second spinal implants being connected to one another by a spinal rod;
- positioning a fulcrum between the vertebrae such that the fulcrum engages the vertebrae;
- rotating the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra about the fulcrum;
- inserting an interbody implant between the vertebrae, the interbody implant comprising first and second plates and a body between the plates, the body including opposite first and second ends, the first end being coupled to the first plate, the second end being coupled to the second plate, the body being expandable to increase a distance between the plates.
A method comprising:
- coupling a first bone fastener to a first vertebra;
- coupling a second bone fastener to a second vertebra, the first vertebra and the second vertebra defining vertebrae;
- connecting the first bone fastener to the second bone fastener using a spinal rod;
- positioning a fulcrum between the vertebrae such that the fulcrum engages the vertebrae;
- rotating the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra about the fulcrum;
- inserting an interbody implant between the vertebrae, the interbody implant comprising first and second plates and a body between the plates, the body including opposite first and second ends, the first end being coupled to the first plate, the second end being coupled to the second plate, the body being expandable to increase a distance between the plates.
A method comprising:
- coupling a first bone screw to a first vertebra;
- coupling a second bone screw to a second vertebra, the first vertebra and the second vertebra defining vertebrae;
- connecting the first bone screw to the second bone screw using a spinal rod;
- positioning a fulcrum between the vertebrae such that the fulcrum engages the vertebrae;
- rotating the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra about the fulcrum;
- inserting an interbody implant between the vertebrae, the interbody implant comprising first and second plates and a body between the plates, the body including opposite first and second ends, the first end being coupled to the first plate, the second end being coupled to the second plate, the body being expandable to increase a distance between the plates.
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