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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2022
Spineology Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Kyle Wolff, St. Paul Park, MN (US);
Spineology Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A surgical tube for spinal surgical procedures allows for lateral access to the L4/L5 disc space in the presence of a high iliac crest without going through the ilium. The tube has an angled jog that positions the distal portion of the tube on the cephalad side of the ilium. The angled tube can include fixation pin channels on the cephalad and caudal sides on the tube, going into the L4 and L5 vertebral bodies respectively. The L5 pin channel can have an angled inward portion corresponding to the jog of the tube, towards the center of L5. The L4 pin channel can be angled so that it starts at the caudal side of the tube at the proximal end of the tube and exits the tube on the cephalad side at the distal end of the tube.