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Surgical instruments for delivering forces to bony structures

US8075565B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Bryan Wilcox · St. Augustine, US
Jesse G. Moore · Germantown, US
Christopher M. Patterson · Olive Branch, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 5, 2008
Grant date	Dec 13, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 13, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S606/916
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Spinal surgical systems, instruments and methods include a surgical instrument with a first member mountable to a first vertebra and a second member mountable to a second vertebra. The first and second members are coupled to one another with a coupling mechanism that allows translation of the first and second members relative to another along a predetermined path. The coupling mechanism also provides a pivot axis about which the first and second members are manipulated relative to one another to deliver forces to the first and second vertebrae.

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