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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2010
Nirali Patel, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Yang Cheng, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Budi Budikentjana, San Diego, CA (US);
Nirali Patel, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Yang Cheng, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Budi Budikentjana, San Diego, CA (US);
Alphatec Spine, Inc, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument for inserting an implant includes a first shaft having an axial bore and including a distal end configured to actuate a first feature of a spinal implant and a second shaft extending through the axial bore of the first shaft and including a distal end configured to actuate a second feature of the spinal implant. Rotation of the first shaft in a first direction actuates the first feature and causes rotation of the second shaft in a second direction to actuate the second feature.