US 12,232,780 B2
Spinal implant system and methods of use
Craig M. Squires, Cordova, TN (US); Mark C. Dace, Collierville, TN (US); Nikhil S. Kulkarni, Memphis, TN (US); Chris E. Johnson, Germantown, TN (US); and John G. Heller, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/896,018.
Application 17/896,018 is a continuation of application No. 15/931,628, filed on May 14, 2020, granted, now 11,504,167.
Application 15/931,628 is a continuation of application No. 14/957,780, filed on Dec. 3, 2015, granted, now 10,695,107, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0165607 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/70 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7071 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7059 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical system comprising:
a spinal implant comprising a body having opposite first and second ends, the implant including a first extension having a first end coupled to the first end of the body and an opposite second end, the implant including a second extension having a first end coupled to the second end of the body and an opposite second end, the second end of the first extension including a first engagement feature; and
a surgical instrument comprising a first arm and a second arm that is rotatable relative to the second arm, the second arm comprising a second engagement feature, the first arm being configured to engage the first end of the first extension while the second arm engages the second end of the first extension to position the first engagement feature within the second engagement feature such that rotation of the first arm relative to the second arm crimps the first extension to reduce a distance between the first end of the first extension and the second end of the first extension.