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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2017
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Tyler S. Stevenson, Tempe, AZ (US);
Nicholas M. Benson, Cordova, TN (US);
Newton H. Metcalf, Jr., Memphis, TN (US);
Harold S. Taylor, Memphis, TN (US);
Richard L. Brown, Mesa, AZ (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A spinal implant includes a link having a first surface and a second surface connectable with a spinal construct. The spinal construct is attachable with one or more vertebral levels. A plurality of electrodes includes at least one electrode disposed with the first surface and at least one electrode disposed with the second surface such that the electrodes conduct an electric current to stimulate tissue growth adjacent the spinal construct. Systems, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.