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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2019
Edge Surgical, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Tomas Matusaitis, Chicago, IL (US);
Kenneth Hoos, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher Wilson, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert F. Rioux, Ashland, MA (US);
Nitin Khanna, Chicago, IL (US);
Frank Phillips, Chicago, IL (US);
Jim A. Youssef, Durango, CO (US);
Aniruddha Raina, Troy, MI (US);
Antonio Belton, Chicago, IL (US);
EDGE SURGICAL, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention is a system and a handheld device for use in open or minimally invasive surgical procedures, such as a bone implant fixation procedure. The handheld device is configured to perform various functions during a bone implant fixation procedure, including performing at least one of: penetration of a bone to form a hole or opening for receipt of a screw; neuromonitoring, in cooperation with a neuromonitoring device, of the hole during, or post-, formation of the hole so as to sense any nearby nerves adjacent to the hole that may be in the path of a screw, or otherwise affected, when a screw is placed within the hole; neurostimulation, in cooperation with a neuromonitoring device, of nerves adjacent to the hole during, or post-, formation of the hole; and measuring of a depth of the hole and providing a digital measurement of the depth to assist the surgeon in selecting the appropriate length of screw.