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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7031 (2013.01); A61B 5/1071 (2013.01); A61B 17/7001 (2013.01); A61B 17/7011 (2013.01); A61B 17/8863 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2034/102 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2068 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02);
Abstract
A system for use during a surgical procedure includes a control unit configured to obtain a horizontal pelvic line (HPL) and a central sacral vertical line (CSVL); obtain a horizontal shoulder line (HSL) and an orthogonal midline (OM); compare the HPL and the CSVL with the HSL and the OM; determine an angle between the HPL and the HSL; and convert the angle to a patient position.