Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Ethicon, Gmbh

Cilag International Gmbh

Depuy Spine, Inc.

William C Horton

Hassan A Serhan

John Riley Hawkins

Christopher L Ramsay

Alexander D Grinberg

Ernest Quintanilha

Edward B Zalenski

Thomas M DiMauro

William J Frasier

Namal Nawana

Matthew Parsons

Jennifer DiPietro

Mark T Hall

Timothy G Dietz

David A Witt

Ashvani K Madan

Stephen J Balek

Douglas Raymond

Benjamin M Boyd

Christopher Andrew Nordstrom

David C Groene

Cody Cranson

Max Reinhardt

Michael J O'Neil

Nicholas Pavento

Sean P Selover

Thomas E Martin

Robert E Sommerich

Jonathan Bellas

John Paul Griffin

James Paiva

Mary Louise Fowler

Benjamin V Vins

Michael Andrew Slivka

Kevin Lee

Dennis Chien

David D Konieczynski

Michael C Gorhan

Michelle LeClerc

James J Roveda

Michelle LaWare

Thomas M Dimauro

A novel posterolateral inter-muscular approach has been developed to access the cervical. spine. The approach includes elevating the splenius capitis and trapezios muscles dorsally to create a window for deep spine access, wherein the window comprises: Preferably, a device such as an implant or an instrument is then passed through the window to manipulate the spine.

Method and devices for a sub-splenius/supra-levator scapulae surgical access technique

Various systems and methods are provided for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and functional recovery tracking. In general, a patient can be tracked throughout medical treatment including through initial onset of symptoms, diagnosis, non-surgical treatment, surgical treatment, and recovery from the surgical treatment. In one embodiment, a patient and one or more medical professionals involved with treating the patient can electronically access a comprehensive treatment planning, support, and review system. The system can provide recommendations regarding diagnosis, non-surgical treatment, surgical treatment, and recovery from the surgical treatment based on data gathered from the patient and the medical professional(s). The system can manage the tracking of multiple patients, thereby allowing for data comparison between similar aspects of medical treatments and for learning over time through continual data gathering, analysis, and assimilation to decision-making algorithms.

Systems and methods for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and functional recovery tracking

A novel posterolateral inter-muscular approach has been developed to access the cervical spine. The approach includes elevating the splenius capitis and trapezius muscles dorsally to create a window for deep spine access, wherein the window comprises: Preferably, a device such as an implant or an instrument is then passed through the window to manipulate the spine.

An ultrasonic instrument comprises an ultrasonic transducer, an acoustic waveguide, and an ultrasonic blade. The blade includes a pair of obliquely extending edges. The obliquely extending edges diverge away from the longitudinal axis of the waveguide and away from each other along respective paths extending distally in relation to the waveguide. A distal portion of the blade is wider than a proximal portion of the blade along a plane. The blade further includes a curved distal edge and several laterally presented surfaces. The laterally presented surfaces may provide combinations of concave and convex curvatures. The laterally presented surfaces may be angled and/or curved along one or more orthogonal planes associated with the longitudinal axis of the waveguide.

Ultrasonic surgical blade

The use of red or near infrared light upon neurons of the lumbar plexus that are in distress due to retraction-induced ischemia. The surgeon may protect nerves made ischemic in the surgery by:

NIR/red light for lateral neuroprotection

A novel posterolateral inter-muscular approach has been developed to access the cervical spine. The approach includes elevating the splenius capitis and trapezios muscles dorsally to create a window for deep spine access, wherein the window comprises: Preferably, a device such as an implant or an instrument is then passed through the window to manipulate the spine.

NIR/RED light for lateral neuroprotection

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William C Horton