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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
May. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Amanda D. Tong, Memphis, TN (US);
Stanley T. Palmatier, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Rex W. Armstrong, Cordova, TN (US);
Cristian A. Capote, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7089 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a member including a body engageable with a longitudinal element to fix the longitudinal element with the body. The member further includes a distal portion having a guide including an arcuate surface being engageable with the longitudinal element. An actuator is connected with the member to incrementally tension the longitudinal element. Surgical systems, implants, spinal constructs and methods are disclosed.