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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Joshua W. Simpson, Collierville, TN (US);
William Alan Rezach, Covington, TN (US);
Richard Quinn Brown, Collierville, TN (US);
Rodney R. Ballard, Lakeland, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic. Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A method for treating a spinal disorder includes the steps of: disposing an expandable spinal construct in a selected configuration; fixing the spinal construct in the selected configuration with a member; attaching a first end of the spinal construct with tissue; attaching a second end of the spinal construct with tissue; and disengaging the member from the spinal construct to release the spinal construct from the selected configuration. Implants, surgical instruments, systems and methods are disclosed.