US 12,004,910 B2
Surgical system and method
Thomas A. Carls, Memphis, TN (US); Newton H. Metcalf, Jr., Memphis, TN (US); Richard L. Brown, Mesa, AZ (US); and Jason M. May, St. Johns, FL (US)
Assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/151,475.
Application 17/151,475 is a continuation of application No. 16/405,576, filed on May 7, 2019, granted, now 10,893,915.
Prior Publication US 2021/0161609 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 90/06 (2016.02) [A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7037 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spinal construct comprising:
a spinal rod;
a setscrew comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion having a tip, the setscrew defining a socket extending through the upper portion and into the lower portion; and
an assembly comprising:
an electronics component having opposite upper and lower sides,
a gauge coupled to the lower side of the electronics component such that the gauge is positioned in the socket, the gauge being configured to measure a force between the setscrew and the spinal rod when the tip engages the spinal rod,
a circuit coupled to the upper side of the electronics component, the circuit being configured to store measurements obtained by the gauge,
a member coupled to the upper side of the electronics component, and
a ring-shaped antenna coupled to the member such that a portion of the antenna engages the upper portion of the setscrew and circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of an exterior of the setscrew.