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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kelli Lynch, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephanie Hagan, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Brotman, San Diego, CA (US);
Alejandro R. De La Rosa, National City, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retractor includes retractor blades and one or more shims coupled to one or more of the retractor blades. The shims can include features configured to fasten the shim to vertebral anatomy. Such features can facilitate the use a K-wire or barbed features. Example disclosed shim designs include those featuring a K-wire feature, a barbed feature, and a K-wire with barb design.