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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Michelle M. Hennard, Memphis, TN (US);
Larry T. McBride, Jr., Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/7002 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7037 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for treating a spine includes disposing a body including vertebrae in a lateral orientation relative to a surgical fixed surface configured for supporting the body; creating an incision in tissue of the body along a substantially transverse plane of the body; spacing the tissue adjacent the incision along a sagittal plane of the body to define a surgical pathway to the vertebrae; and delivering at least one implant adjacent the vertebrae via the surgical pathway. Systems and implants are disclosed.