Depuy Spine, Inc.

Erin Dupak

John Riley Hawkins

Christopher L Ramsay

SeungKyu Daniel Kwak

Sean P Selover

Sara Dziedzic

Michael Mahoney

Jonathan P Fanger

Charles M Bartish

Steve Connolly

Anita Barnick

Jayson Varghese

A surgical access system for providing access to a surgical site in a patient includes a surgical access device defining a working channel for accessing a surgical site and an integrated light emitter for illuminating the surgical site. The light emitter is integrated in proximity to a distal end of the surgical access device. In some embodiments, the light emitter is offset from the distal end. In certain embodiments, the integrated light emitter includes a light transmission medium for transmitting light from a proximal end of the access device to the distal end.

Illuminated surgical access system including a surgical access device and integrated light emitter

Methods and devices are provided for spinal fixation. In one exemplary embodiment, the methods and devices provide one or more points of fixation located adjacent to a first fixation point at which a bone anchor is implanted in bone. For example, an extension member can be coupled, either directly or indirectly, to a bone anchor, and a fastener can be used to anchor the extension member to bone at a second point of fixation adjacent to the first point of fixation. The second point of fixation can be effective to prevent rotation or other movement of the bone anchor, thereby stabilizing the bone anchor. The methods and devices are particularly useful for unilateral fixation, in which one or more levels of the spine are stabilized along a single lateral side of the spine.

Unilateral placement

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Fall River, MA, United States of America

Erin Dupak