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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Bryan S. Wilcox, Collierville, TN (US);
Jesse Gabriel Moore, Memphis, TN (US);
Christopher M. Patterson, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Bryan S. Wilcox, Collierville, TN (US);
Jesse Gabriel Moore, Memphis, TN (US);
Christopher M. Patterson, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Spinal surgical systems, instruments and methods include a surgical instrument with a first member mountable to a first vertebra and a second member mountable to a second vertebra. The first and second members are coupled to one another with a coupling mechanism that allows translation of the first and second members relative to another along a predetermined path. The coupling mechanism also provides a pivot axis about which the first and second members are manipulated relative to one another to deliver forces to the first and second vertebrae.