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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2013
Stryker Spine, Cestas, FR;
T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
Joshua A. Butters, Chandler, AZ (US);
Stryker Spine, , FR;
Abstract
Anatomic points within the body are projected outside the body through the use of extenders (). The projected points may then be used for measurement, or to facilitate the selection or configuration of an implant that is positioned proximate the anatomic points using a slotted cannula (). Such an implant may be a rod () for a posterior spinal fusion system. Pedicle screws () may be implanted into pedicles of the spine, and may then serve as anchors for the extenders. The extenders () may have rod interfaces () that receive the rod () in a manner that mimics the geometry of the pedicle screws () so that the selected or configured contoured rod () will properly fit into engagement with the pedicle screws ().