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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2019
Applicant:
K2m, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Genovese, Vienna, VA (US);
Collin Young, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
K2M, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 17/7082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for mounting a retractor tube to a spine without a guidewire is disclosed. The system includes an awl, a first dilator configured to be advanced over the awl, a retractor tube configured to be advanced over the first dilator, wherein an outer surface of the retractor tube defines a plurality of channels, and a plurality of pins adapted to be received within the plurality of channels, wherein the plurality of pins secure the retractor tube to the at least one vertebral body of the spine. A method for selectively mounting a retractor tube to a spine without a guidewire is also disclosed.