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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventor:
William F. McKay, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw orthopedic, inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7068 (2013.01); A61B 17/7065 (2013.01); A61B 17/7067 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spinal implant is provided. The spinal implant includes a body extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end defines a notch configured for disposal of a first vertebra. The distal end includes a protrusion configured for disposal in a second vertebra. The proximal and distal ends are movable relative to one another between an unexpanded position in which the spinal implant is inserted between lamina and an expanded position in which the spinal implant is disposed between the lamina.