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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2016
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jennifer G. McNab, Memphis, TN (US);
Nicholas M. Benson, Cordova, TN (US);
Brian A. Butler, Atoka, TN (US);
Eric D. Densford, West Memphis, AR (US);
Christine Joe, Evanston, IL (US);
Larry T. McBride, Jr., Memphis, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a first arm engageable with a first spinal construct disposed with a first vertebral surface. A second arm is connected with the first arm via a pivot and being engageable with a second spinal construct disposed with a second vertebral surface. The first arm is movable to rotate the first spinal construct relative to the pivot and/or the second arm is movable to rotate the second spinal construct relative to the pivot such that the first vertebral surface is moved relative to the second vertebral surface. Systems and methods of use are disclosed.