IP Library Granted Patent US 10,799,300
Granted Patent B2
US 10,799,300 · App. 16/163,688 · Granted Oct 13, 2020

Spinal implant system and method

Inventors: John A. Elliott (Atoka, TN); Julien J. Prevost (Memphis, TN); Daniel Paxton Wall (Cordova, TN); Mark R. Grizzard (Munford, TN)
Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
A61B34/20A61B17/7074A61B34/30A61B90/361A61B17/00234A61B2017/00477A61B2034/2051A61B2034/2055A61B2034/303A61B2034/305
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Patent No.
US 10,799,300
App. No.
16/163,688
Granted
Oct 13, 2020
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 element engageable with a second mating surface of the bone fastener. The members are engageable with the bone fastener in a release configuration, an intermediate configuration and a locked configuration. Systems, surgical adaptors, spinal implants and methods are disclosed.

Claims (33)

1. A surgical system comprising:

a surgical instrument comprising:

a first member including a proximal end and an opposite distal end having a drive engageable with a first mating surface of a bone fastener;

a part disposed with the proximal end, the part comprising first and second flanges that are spaced apart by a recess; and

a second member being rotatable relative to the first member and including an element engageable with a second mating surface of the bone fastener, the first and second members being engageable with the bone fastener in a release configuration, an intermediate configuration and a locked configuration;

an adaptor extending through the part such that the adaptor is fixed relative to the second member and is rotatable relative to the part; and

a navigation component coupled to the surgical instrument such that the adaptor extends through the navigation component, the navigation component being configured to generate a signal representative of a position of the bone fastener relative to the surgical instrument.

2. A surgical system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the surgical instrument further comprises indicia of an orientation of the first and second members with the bone fastener.

3. A surgical system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the indicia includes a marker of the first member and a marker of the second member.

4. A surgical system as recited in claim 3 , wherein the marker of the first member includes a window.

5. A surgical system as recited in claim 3 , wherein the marker of the second member includes visual indicia.

6. A surgical system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the surgical instrument further comprises indicia of alignment and tightening of the element and the second mating surface.

7. A surgical system as recited in claim 6 , wherein the indicia includes axially alignable scoring of the first and second members.

8. A surgical system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the release configuration includes an eject position such that the element is released from the second mating surface.

9. A surgical system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the intermediate configuration includes a movable position such that the element is engaged with the second mating surface and a bone fastener receiver is movable relative to a bone fastener shaft.

10. A surgical system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the intermediate configuration includes a movable position such that the element is partially threaded with the second mating surface.

11. A surgical system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the locked configuration includes a rigid position such that the element is fully threaded with the second mating surface.

12. A surgical system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises first and second extensions, the extensions each including a wall having a surface that defines a pocket configured for engagement with an extension tab of the bone fastener.

13. A surgical system comprising:

a surgical instrument comprising:

a first member including a proximal end having a window and an opposite distal end having a drive engageable with a first mating surface of a bone fastener;

a part disposed with the proximal end, the part comprising first and second flanges that are spaced apart by a recess; and

a second member being rotatable relative to the first member and including an element engageable with a second mating surface of the bone fastener, the second member further including a marker, the marker being movable relative to the window to display an indicia of a release configuration, an intermediate configuration and a locked configuration of the members with the bone fastener;

an adaptor extending through the part such that the adaptor is fixed relative to the second member and is rotatable relative to the part; and

a navigation component coupled to the surgical instrument such that the adaptor extends through the navigation component, the navigation component being configured to generate a signal representative of a position of the bone fastener relative to the surgical instrument.

14. A surgical system as recited in claim 13 , wherein the release configuration includes an eject position such that the element is released from the second mating surface.

15. A surgical system as recited in claim 13 , wherein the intermediate configuration includes a movable position such that the element is partially threaded with the second mating surface.

16. A surgical system as recited in claim 13 , wherein the locked configuration includes a rigid position such that the element is fully threaded with the second mating surface.

17. A surgical system comprising:

a bone fastener; and

a surgical instrument comprising:

an outer tubular sleeve including a drive engageable with a socket of a shaft of the bone fastener, the sleeve comprising first and second extensions, the extensions each including a wall having a surface that defines a pocket configured for engagement with an extender tab of the bone fastener; an inner shaft being rotatable relative to the sleeve and including a screw connectable with an inner threaded surface of a receiver of the bone fastener; and indicia of an orientation of the sleeve and the inner shaft with the bone fastener including an eject position, a partially threaded position and a fully threaded position, the indicia including a window of the sleeve and a marker of the inner shaft.

wherein the inner shaft comprises a first scoring and one of the extender tabs comprises a second scoring that is configured to be aligned with the first scoring to indicate proper alignment and connection of the surgical instrument with the bone fastener.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2019
From: ELLIOTT, JOHN A.; PREVOST, JULIEN J.; WALL, DANIEL PAXTON; GRIZZARD, MARK R.
To: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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