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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Scholl, San Diego, CA (US);
DJ Geiger, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7083 (2013.01); A61B 17/8863 (2013.01); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3987 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3991 (2016.02);
Abstract
A digitizer pointer is provided as part of a system for correcting a curvature or deformity in a patient's spine based on the digitized locations of implanted screws and tracking the placement of the rod as it is placed in a minimally invasive fashion. The digitizer pointer is includes an offset adjustment feature, a swivel feature, and a translation feature.