Patent ID: 9681961
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A surgical instrument comprising: a body extending between a first end and a second end including at least one mating element engageable with an interbody implant, the body comprising a first extension having a first slot and a second extension having a second slot; a first member disposed within the first extension and engageable with the interbody implant to move the interbody implant between a first configuration and a second, expanded configuration; a second member disposed within the second extension and engageable with the interbody implant to fix the interbody implant in the second configuration; and a slider that is movable along the body between a first orientation in which prongs of the slider are disposed in the slots and the first extension is fixed relative to the second extension and a second orientation in which the prongs are disengaged from the slots and the first extension is movable relative the second extension.