IP Library Granted Patent US 10,349,986
Granted Patent B2
US 10,349,986 · App. 15/492,867 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Spinal implant system and method

Inventors: Daniel Paxton Wall (Cordova, TN); Richard Quinn Brown (Collierville, TN); Adam Glaser (Germantown, TN)
Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
A61B17/7082A61B17/8875A61B34/20A61B34/30
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Patent No.
US 10,349,986
App. No.
15/492,867
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surgical instrument comprises a first member including a drive engageable with a first mating surface of a bone fastener. A second member is rotatable relative to the first member and includes an engagement element connectable with a second mating surface of the bone fastener. Systems, spinal implants and methods are disclosed.

Claims (32)

1. A surgical instrument comprising:

a first member including a drive engageable with a shaft of a bone fastener;

a second member being rotatable relative to the first member and including a screw connectable with a receiver of the bone fastener;

an implant support including extender tabs configured for engagement with the receiver; and

a guide member including an inner surface defining a cavity configured for disposal of a sleeve of the first member, the guide member including an image guide oriented relative to a sensor to communicate a signal representative of a position of the guide member,

wherein the screw is axially translatable relative to an inner shaft of the second member between a non-locking configuration and a locking configuration with a threaded surface of the bone fastener receiver.

2. A surgical instrument as recited in claim 1 , wherein the drive is integrally connected with the first member.

3. A surgical instrument as recited in claim 1 , wherein the drive comprises a distal tip of the first member and is configured for disposal in a drive socket of the shaft.

4. A surgical instrument as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first member includes a wall surface connectable with the implant support.

5. A surgical instrument as recited in claim 4 , wherein the wall surface includes mating grooves that are engageable with the extender tabs.

6. A surgical instrument as recited in claim 4 , wherein the wall surface defines a pocket surface engageable with proximal spring tips of the implant support.

7. A surgical instrument as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sleeve defines an inner cavity configured for disposal of the inner shaft.

8. A surgical instrument as recited in claim 7 , wherein the second member includes a rotatable actuator connected with the inner shaft.

9. A surgical instrument as recited in claim 8 , wherein the rotatable actuator includes a knurled wheel including an inner surface engageable with the inner shaft for rotation therewith.

10. A surgical instrument as recited in claim 7 , wherein the engagement element includes an inner surface engageable with the inner shaft for rotation therewith.

11. A surgical instrument as recited in claim 1 , wherein the screw has an outer thread surface connectable with a mating surface of the receiver.

12. A surgical instrument as recited in claim 1 , wherein the drive is integrally connected with a sleeve of the first member.

13. A spinal implant system comprising:

a surgical instrument including an outer tubular sleeve extending between a proximal end and a distal end including a drive engageable with a bone fastener shaft, and an inner shaft being rotatable relative to the sleeve and including a screw connectable with a threaded surface of a bone fastener receiver;

an implant support including extender tabs configured for engagement with the bone fastener receiver;

a guide member including an inner surface that defines a cavity configured for disposal of the sleeve and an image guide being oriented relative to a sensor to communicate a signal representative of a position of the guide member; and

a tracking device including a sensor that receives the signal and communicates with a processor to generate data for display of an image from a monitor, the image representing position of the guide member relative to tissue.

14. A spinal implant system as recited in claim 13 , wherein the guide member includes an end effector of a robotic arm.

15. A spinal implant system as recited in claim 13 , wherein the drive is integrally connected with the sleeve.

16. A spinal implant system as recited in claim 13 , wherein each extender tab includes proximal spring tips engageable with a pocket surface of the sleeve.

17. A spinal implant system as recited in claim 13 , wherein the screw is axially translatable relative to the inner shaft between a non-locking configuration and a locking configuration with the threaded surface of the bone fastener receiver.

18. A spinal implant system comprising:

a surgical instrument including an outer tubular sleeve extending between a proximal end and a distal end including a drive engageable with a bone fastener shaft, and an inner shaft being rotatable relative to the sleeve and including a screw connectable with a threaded surface of a bone fastener receiver;

an implant support including extender tabs configured for engagement with the bone fastener receiver; and

a guide member including an inner surface that defines a cavity configured for disposal of the sleeve and an image guide being oriented relative to a sensor to communicate a signal representative of a position of the guide member,

wherein each extender tab includes proximal spring tips engageable with a pocket surface of the sleeve.

19. A spinal implant system as recited in claim 18 , wherein the guide member includes an end effector of a robotic arm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2017
From: HYNES, RICHARD A.
To: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC
Reel/Frame 043104/0538 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2017
From: WALL, DANIEL PAXTON; BROWN, RICHARD QUINN; GLASER, ADAM
To: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC
Reel/Frame 042926/0712 →
Continuity (1)
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