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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2015
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Craig M. Squires, Cordova, TN (US);
Mark C. Dace, Collierville, TN (US);
Nikhil S. Kulkarni, Memphis, TN (US);
Chris E. Johnson, Germantown, TN (US);
John G. Heller, Atlanta, GA (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A spinal implant includes an intermediate portion and a first portion extending in a transverse orientation from the intermediate portion. The first portion includes an inner surface connectable with vertebral tissue adjacent a lamina. A second portion is spaced from the first portion and extends in a transverse orientation from the intermediate portion. The second portion includes an inner surface connectable with vertebral tissue adjacent a lamina. At least one of the first portion and the second portion includes an outer surface having a mating element engageable with a mating element of a surgical instrument. Systems, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.