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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
May. 03, 2021
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Jonathan M. Dewey, Memphis, TN (US);
Cathlene Marie Patel, Charlotte, NC (US);
Fuad Nedal Mefleh, Thornton, CO (US);
Abel C. Kim, Cordova, TN (US);
Madelyn Dana Golding, Memphis, TN (US);
Bradley Allan Melancon, Memphis, TN (US);
Julien J. Prevost, Memphis, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A surgical system includes a first surgical instrument having a selected configuration and an image guide disposed relative to a sensor to communicate a signal representative of a position of the image guide. A passive image guide is fixed with vertebral tissue and is disposed relative to the sensor to communicate a signal representative of a position of the passive image guide. The passive image guide includes a first surface. A second surgical instrument is connectable with the first surgical instrument and includes a second surface engageable with the first surface in a mating configuration to provide verification of the selected configuration. Surgical instruments, implants, spinal constructs and methods are disclosed.