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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2019
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Matthew T. Marrapode, Boulder, CO (US);
Julien J. Prevost, Memphis, TN (US);
Fuad N. Mefleh, Thornton, CO (US);
Shelley B. Szalay, Broomfield, CO (US);
Jerald L. Redmond, Germantown, TN (US);
Nikita Pandey, Superior, CO (US);
Eric A. Potts, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A spinal implant template includes a shaft extending along an axis between a proximal end and a distal end. An engagement portion is configured for insertion between vertebrae of a patient. The engagement portion includes a rod extending from the distal end at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis to facilitate ease of entry around a spinal cord of the patient. Systems, surgical instruments, spinal implants and methods are disclosed.