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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Scot Martinelli, San Diego, CA (US);
Jared Arambula, San Diego, CA (US);
Eric Finley, San Diego, CA (US);
Patrick Miles, San Diego, CA (US);
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assemblyand a tissue retraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more. electrodesfor use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridorto a surgical target site. The tissue retraction assemblyhas a plurality of bladeswhich may be introduced while in a closed configuration, after which point they may be opened to create an operation corridorto the surgical target site, including pivoting at least one bladeto expand the operative corridoradjacent to the operative site.