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US 9,433,444 B2Granted
Surgical instrument system and method
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorsKevin R. Humphreys, Marc T. Paul
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Abstract
A surgical guide comprises a member including an inner surface defining at least one cavity configured for disposal of at least one surgical tool and at least one part movable relative to the member and including a lock element engageable with a lock element of a spinal implant. Systems and methods are disclosed.
Claims20
A surgical guide comprising:
- a member including an inner surface defining at least one cavity configured for disposal of at least one surgical tool;
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- at least one part movable relative to the member and including a lock element engageable with a lock element of a spinal implant,
- wherein the locking element of the at least one part includes a pin and the locking element of the spinal implant includes a slot.
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A surgical guide comprising:
- a member defining a longitudinal axis and including an inner surface defining at least one cavity configured for disposal of a plurality of tools that can be alternately disposed with the at least one cavity;
- a first arm extending from the member in alignment with the longitudinal axis, the first arm including a locking element;
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- a second arm extending from the member in alignment with the longitudinal axis, the second arm including a locking element,
- wherein the locking elements are pins and the arms are movable relative to the member such that the locking elements matingly engage slots of a spinal implant.
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A spinal implant system comprising:
- a guide defining a longitudinal axis and including an inner surface defining at least one passageway, the guide further including arms movable relative thereto and being disposed in alignment with the longitudinal axis, each of the arms including a locking element disposed transverse to the longitudinal axis;
- a plate including locking elements, wherein the locking elements of the arms are expandable to engage the locking elements of the plate such that the plate is captured with the guide and disposed at a selected and fixed angle relative to the longitudinal axis;
- and a surgical tool disposable in the at least one passageway,
- wherein the locking element of the guide includes a pin and the locking elements of the plate are slots.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.