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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2019
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Alex Burkhardt, Akron, PA (US);
Adam Friedrich, Cinnaminson, NJ (US);
William Tally, Athens, GA (US);
Globus Medical Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
A revision instrument for positioning and securing an intervertebral implant in an intervertebral space between vertebrae is provided. The revision instrument includes a shaft having a body extending from a first end to a second end. A first port and a second port extend through the body of the shaft and a connection tool having a first end and second end is positioned within the first port. The connection tool extends through the first end of the shaft through the second end of the shaft. The first end of the connection tool includes a mating feature configured to couple with an expandable implant and the second end of the connection tool includes a rotation feature configured to rotate the connection tool to engage or disengage the connection tool with the expandable implant. The second port is configured to receive an expansion driver for expanding or compressing the expandable implant.