Patent ID: 11903846
Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A method for printing a spinal implant in-situ, comprising:
positioning, in a first positioning step, a dispensing component within or adjacent to an interbody access space that provides access to an intervertebral disc space defined by a first vertebra and a second vertebra of a patient;
printing, in a first printing step, a first cage within or adjacent to the interbody access space;
positioning, in a second positioning step, the first cage in a first position within the intervertebral disc space and adjacent the interbody access space;
printing, in a second printing step, a second cage within or adjacent to the interbody access space; and
positioning, in a third positioning step, the second cage in a second position within the intervertebral disc space and adjacent the interbody access space,
wherein the third positioning step causes the second cage to contact the first cage, urging the first cage farther into the intervertebral disc space and in a third position.