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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Dustin Bobbitt, Hernando, MS (US);
David A. Mire, Cordova, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7037 (2013.01); A61B 17/708 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7079 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spinal construct comprises a first member engageable with a receiver of a first fastener having a shaft fixed with tissue. A second member is engageable with a receiver of a second fastener having a shaft fixed with the tissue. A longitudinal element connects the members. At least one of the members includes a mating element that is releasably engageable with a surgical instrument to manipulate the tissue such that movement of the receivers relative to the shafts is resisted and/or prevented. Surgical instruments, implants, systems and methods are disclosed.