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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Finley, San Diego, CA (US);
Adrien Ponticorvo, San Diego, CA (US);
Mike Serra, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher Nelsen, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert German, San Diego, CA (US);
Justin Doose, San Diego, CA (US);
Danielle Richterkessing, San Diego, CA (US);
Antonio Ubach, Tucson, AZ (US);
John C. Love, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/22 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2018/00339 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laser or ultrasonic instrument is used to remove tissue during a surgery, such as to form one or more pilot holes in a vertebra or a window in bone. Where a laser is used, interrogative laser pulses can be used to obtain information, such as detecting depth or tissue type.