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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
Michael Macmillan, St Petersburg, FL (US);
Raymond Cloutier, Alachua, FL (US);
Michael MacMillan, St Petersburg, FL (US);
Raymond Cloutier, Alachua, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides for improved surgical methods for securely fix the L5 vertebrae to the S1 sacrum within the disc space for patients exhibiting a wide range of anatomies. The present invention has at least one advantage of providing practical and advantageous methods for accessing the spinal vertebrae to insert spinal implants in various manners that overcome the disadvantages of posterior, trans-sacro-iliac and anterior lateral approaches thereto and minimize surgical trauma to the patient. Thus the present invention provides for the unmet need for an improved method for performing spinal surgical procedures (e.g., spinal fusion and/or fixations) that can securely fix the L5 vertebrae to the S1 sacrum within the disc space for patients exhibiting a wide range of anatomies.