Spinal implant system and method

US11452612B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

• Thomas J. Stinchfield · Germantown, US
• Jonathan M. Dewey · Memphis, US
• Julien J. Prevost · Memphis, US
• Erick Vasquez · Memphis, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 5, 2018
• Grant date: Sep 27, 2022
• Expiry date: Sep 5, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2002/30843
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method of treating a spine includes implanting a spinal implant within a patient. The spinal implant includes a first member having a first wall defining an axial passageway and a first opening, the first opening being in communication with the axial passageway. A second member includes a second wall defining an axial channel having the first member disposed therein, the second wall defining a second opening in communication with the axial channel. Bone graft is injected through the first opening and into the axial passageway and through the second opening and into the axial channel after the spinal implant is implanted within the patient.