Spinal implant system and method

US10123882B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

• Tyler S. Stevenson · Phoenix, US
• Nicholas M. Benson · Collierville, US
• Richard L. Brown · Mesa, US
• Calvert S. Bontemps · Germantown, US
• Newton H. Metcalf, JR. · Memphis, US
• Larry Tyler · Palm Harbor, US
• Kevin T. Foley · Germantown, US
• Mark E. Henschel · Phoenix, US
• Michael W. Barror · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 6, 2015
• Grant date: Nov 13, 2018
• Expiry date: Oct 14, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2310/00407
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A spinal implant includes an implant body including a first endplate and a second endplate. A plurality of electrodes include at least one electrode disposed with the first endplate and at least one electrode disposed with the second endplate such that the electrodes conduct an electric current to stimulate tissue growth adjacent the implant body. Systems, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.