US 12,220,327 B2
Spinal implant system and method
Anthony J. Melkent, Germantown, TN (US); Thomas E. Drochner, Memphis, TN (US); Richard A. Hynes, Melbourne Beach, FL (US); and James P. Duncan, Hernando, MS (US)
Assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/093,945.
Application 17/093,945 is a continuation of application No. 16/124,888, filed on Sep. 7, 2018, granted, now 10,828,174.
Application 16/124,888 is a continuation of application No. 14/861,649, filed on Sep. 22, 2015, granted, now 10,123,884, issued on Nov. 13, 2018.
Application 14/861,649 is a continuation of application No. 14/047,563, filed on Oct. 7, 2013, granted, now 9,283,091, issued on Mar. 15, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0068983 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4611 (2013.01) [A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4465 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30553 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30578 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spinal implant system comprising:
a spinal construct comprising an implant body, a connecting member, a nut and a plate, the implant body defining an opening, the connecting member being movably disposed within the opening, the plate being coupled to the connecting member such that the plate is translatable along the implant body, the nut being coupled to the plate and comprising a first engagement feature, the plate comprising a second engagement feature; and
an instrument comprising a third engagement feature configured for engagement with the first engagement feature and a fourth engagement feature configured for engagement with the second engagement feature to connect the instrument with the spinal construct,
wherein the third engagement feature is configured to be tightened with the first engagement feature to draw the implant body, the plate and the instrument together and hold the implant body, the plate and the instrument in a fixed orientation.