Surgical implant bending system and method
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorsThomas V. McGahan, Matthew M. Morrison, Richard L. Brown, Victor D. Snyder, Robert A. Till, John Hengesbach
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Abstract
A spinal implant system includes a spinal implant template configured to provide three dimensional coordinates of a selected implant configuration. An implant bending device includes work surfaces engageable with a spinal implant to manipulate the spinal implant to the selected implant configuration and an implant contact sensor. Surgical instruments, spinal constructs, implants and methods are disclosed.
Claims23
A spinal implant system comprising:
- a spinal implant template configured to provide three dimensional coordinates of a selected implant configuration;
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- an implant bending device including work surfaces engageable with a spinal implant to manipulate the spinal implant to the selected implant configuration and an implant contact sensor.
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A spinal implant system comprising:
- a control device including a spinal implant template configured to provide three dimensional coordinates of a selected implant configuration;
- a displacement module that communicates with the control device and includes a movable support connectable with a spinal implant;
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- a bending module that communicates with the control device and includes an implant bending device having work surfaces engageable with the spinal implant to manipulate the spinal implant to the selected implant configuration and an implant contact sensor.
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A spinal implant system comprising:
- a spinal implant template configured to provide three dimensional coordinates of a selected implant configuration;
- an implant bending device including work surfaces engageable with a spinal implant to manipulate the spinal implant to the selected implant configuration and an implant contact sensor;
- a control device;
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- a graphical interface in communication with the control device,
- wherein the spinal implant template includes a surgical navigation system that generates the three dimensional coordinates of the selected implant configuration and communicates the coordinates to the implant bending device,
- wherein the coordinates are generated based on a point-to-point definition of pedicle screw heads,
- wherein the control device is a computer that is configured to digitally manipulate the selected implant configuration,
- wherein the graphical interface is configured to provide indicia of the spinal implant template, and
- wherein the indicia includes a diameter of the spinal implant, material of the spinal implant, bending status, bending progress, control points and a three dimensional graphical representation of formation of the spinal implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.