Globus Medical, Inc.

Boehringer Technologies, LP

Manuel Seas

Jason Zappacosta

Jason Gray

Christopher L Radl

Mark Miccio

Michael Moretti

John Bohenick

Irelyn McIver

Elizabeth Marks

A surgical implant system includes a surgical implant for securing adjacent vertebrae of a spine to each other. The surgical implant includes a spacer having at least one implant eyelet. The surgical implant system also includes at least one vertebral anchor configured for insertion through the at least one implant eyelet to fasten the surgical implant to the spine. The vertebral anchor has a tip portion, a head portion, an elongate shank extending from the head portion, and an elongate fin extending from the head portion and along a surface of the elongate shank. The elongate shank and the elongate fin form a generally t-shaped cross-section.

Intervertebral implant system for an inline technique with patient in a lateral decubitus position

A needle guide for an ultrasonic probe is disclosed. The needle guide includes a pair of pivotable jaws mounted at the end of a pair of elongated arms. The jaws establish a tapering gap between them for receipt of the working head of the ultrasound probe. The needle guide also includes a needle holding section having plural angled slots or channels, each of which is configured for receipt of a needle therein to guide the needle along a respective desired path to a position below the working head of the ultrasound probe so that it can be imaged thereat. The needle guide can be operated by one hand.

Needle guide for ultrasound probe

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McAllen, TX, United States of America

Manuel Seas