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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Allen Farquhar, Portland, OR (US);
James E. Gharib, San Diego, CA (US);
Norbert Kaula, Arvada, CO (US);
Jeffrey J. Blewett, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/389 (2021.01); A61B 5/05 (2021.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/296 (2021.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/389 (2021.01); A61B 5/05 (2013.01); A61B 5/296 (2021.01); A61B 5/4893 (2013.01); A61B 90/04 (2016.02);
Abstract
A system performs surgical procedures and assessments. The system includes the use of neurophysiology-based monitoring to determine nerve proximity and nerve direction to surgical instruments employed in accessing a surgical target site.