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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2014
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Julien J. Prevost, Memphis, TN (US);
David Browning, Cordova, TN (US);
Aubrey R. Mills, Memphis, TN (US);
Eric A. Potts, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a body extending between a first end and a second end and includes at least one mating element engageable with an interbody implant. A first member is disposed with the body and engageable with the interbody implant to move the interbody implant between a first configuration and a second, expanded configuration. A second member is disposed with the body and engageable with the interbody implant to fix the interbody implant in a selected second configuration. Systems and methods are disclosed.