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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
Inventors:
Daniel Thommen, Liestal, CH;
Joern Richter, Kandern, DE;
Michael Wang, North Miami, FL (US);
Richard Assaker, Kain, BE;
Richard Fessler, Winnetka, IL (US);
Christoph Mehren, Munich, DE;
Seang Beng Tan, Clementi, SG;
William Taylor, Del Mar, CA (US);
Eric Buehlmann, Duxbury, MA (US);
Michael White, Liestal, CH;
Assignee:
Medos International Sàrl, Le Locle, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/012 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/055 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/233 (2006.01); A61B 1/267 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 1/317 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/24 (2021.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 90/57 (2016.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/00089 (2013.01); A61B 1/00091 (2013.01); A61B 1/00094 (2013.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/00103 (2013.01); A61B 1/00128 (2013.01); A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 1/012 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/051 (2013.01); A61B 1/055 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 1/126 (2013.01); A61B 1/233 (2013.01); A61B 1/2676 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 1/3135 (2013.01); A61B 1/317 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 5/068 (2013.01); A61B 5/24 (2021.01); A61B 5/4041 (2013.01); A61B 5/407 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 17/0293 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 17/60 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7074 (2013.01); A61B 17/708 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 90/57 (2016.02); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61B 1/00149 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00261 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0034 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00345 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00738 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00831 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00858 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00871 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00991 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0262 (2013.01); A61B 17/1637 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/1703 (2013.01); A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320075 (2017.08); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 17/3439 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3443 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3447 (2013.01); A61B 2017/345 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3454 (2013.01); A61B 2017/347 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3484 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 17/70 (2013.01); A61B 17/7083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00339 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00565 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1869 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02); A61B 2090/036 (2016.02); A61B 2090/08021 (2016.02); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02); A61B 2090/371 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3916 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3979 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01); A61B 2218/007 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4635 (2013.01);
Abstract
An access device for accessing an intervertebral disc having an outer shield comprising an access shield with a larger diameter (˜16-30 mm) that reaches from the skin down to the facet line, with an inner shield having a second smaller diameter (˜5-12 mm) extending past the access shield and reaches down to the disc level. This combines the benefits of the direct visual microsurgical/mini open approaches and the percutaneous, 'ultra-MIS' techniques.