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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2023
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Roy K. Lim, Germantown, TN (US);
Mark C. Dace, Memphis, TN (US);
Richard Q Brown, Memphis, TN (US);
Adam D Glaser, Memphis, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprises a first member including at least a portion of a first spheroidal joint and a first lock engageable with a first bone element fixed with a first vertebrae. A second member includes at least a portion of a second spheroidal joint and a second lock engageable with a second bone element fixed with a second vertebrae. A linkage is simultaneously engageable with the spheroidal joints to lock the second member relative to the first member fixed with the first vertebrae. Surgical systems and methods are disclosed.