Spinal implant system and method
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorHai H. Trieu
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Abstract
A spinal implant system includes at least one interbody implant having a first member including a tissue engaging surface and at least one mating element. A second member includes a tissue engaging surface and at least one mating element. An intermediate member includes at least one mating element. An intra-operative surgical tool is connectable with at least one of the members to engage adjacent mating elements and fix the intermediate member with at least one of the first member and the second member. Implants, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.
Claims22
1-13. (canceled)
A method for assembling a spinal implant, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining one or more criteria of at least one interbody implant for an intervertebral space, the at least one interbody implant including a first member, a second member and an intermediate member;
- selecting a first member based on the one or more criteria;
- selecting a second member based on the one or more criteria;
- selecting an intermediate member based on the one or more criteria;
- and
- intra-operatively connecting a surgical tool with at least one of the members to engage adjacent members to fix the intermediate member with at least one of the first member and the second member.
(canceled)
A method comprising:
- disposing a first endplate in a first jaw of a surgical tool and disposing a second endplate in a second jaw of the surgical tool;
- positioning a substrate between the endplates;
- and
- manipulating the surgical tool to move the first jaw toward the second jaw such that pins of the endplates move into slots in the substrate to couple the endplates to the substrate.
A method comprising:
- disposing teeth of a first endplate in a first recess of a first jaw of a surgical tool and disposing teeth of a second endplate in a second recess of a second jaw of the surgical tool such that an entire perimeter of the first endplate is disposed in the first recess and an entire perimeter of the second endplate is disposed in the second recess;
- positioning a substrate between the endplates;
- and
- manipulating the surgical tool to move the first jaw toward the second jaw such that pins of the first endplate move into slots in a proximal surface of the substrate and pins of the second endplate move into slots in an opposite distal surface of the substrate to couple the endplates to the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.