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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Dynamic Spine Llc, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Inventors:
Glenn R. Buttermann, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Frank Ferris, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Assignee:
DYNAMIC SPINE LLC, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dilator assembly includes a blade, a tubular member defining a passage extending along a longitudinal axis, a guide needle received within the passage, a first link having a first end pivotally coupled to the tubular member and a second end pivotally coupled to the blade, and a second link having a first end pivotally coupled to the tubular member and a second end pivotally coupled to the blade.