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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:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2023
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Colm Mclaughlin, Glenside, PA (US);
Julia Gambogi, Eagleville, PA (US);
Matthew Bakey, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Mohammed Khan, Saddle River, NJ (US);
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are an inserter instrument, a system including the inserter, a spinal implant, and fasteners for affixing the implant to the spine of a subject, and related methods for performing spinal procedures including insertion of spinal plates. The inserter includes a housing, an inner sleeve slidably disposed within the housing, and an awl slidably disposed within the housing and inner sleeve. The housing includes a rotatable portion configured to actuate translation of the inner sleeve proximally or distally relative to the housing along a central axis to releasably engage the spinal implant using a distal engagement portion of the inner sleeve. The awl is configured to form a pilot hole in a vertebra at the surgical site, which is configured to receive a fastener to fix the spinal plate to the spine.
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