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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nathan Lovell, Oceanside, CA (US);
Michael Serra, San Diego, CA (US);
Troy B. Woolley, Erie, CO (US);
Mark D. Peterson, Central Point, OR (US);
Antoine G. Tohmeh, Spokane, WA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 17/708 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implants, instruments, and methods for performing surgical procedures on the spine, including one or more of creating an operative corridor to the spine, delivering implants to the spine, fusing one or more segments of the spine, and fixing one or more segments of the spine.