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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Varun Ponmudi, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Edward Karpowicz, Sewell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 17/7074 (2013.01); A61B 17/7077 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application is generally directed to improved instruments and instrument features for distraction and tissue retraction. In particular, the present application is directed to distraction blades and wide blocking blades that can be used together, or individually, to assist in the distraction of bone and the retraction of tissue during a surgical procedure, such as a spinal fusion procedure.