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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2023
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Cole Douglas, San Diego, CA (US);
Kelli Lynch, San Diego, CA (US);
Juan Uribe, Tampa, FL (US);
Shane Fedon, Elfin Forest, CA (US);
Byron Riemhofer, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Serra, San Diego, CA (US);
Alejandro De La Rosa, National City, CA (US);
Ross Volpe, San Diego, CA (US);
Chunqing Lu, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephen Laffoon, San Diego, CA (US);
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical wire is part of a system that includes a retractor blade defining one or more paths for the surgical wire to follow. The paths can be one or more openings, cannulations, paths, tubes, other structures, or combinations thereof. The surgical wire can be routed through the front, back, and/or middle of the retractor blade and into a vertebral body. The surgical wire can be routed through a shim in communication with the retractor blade and into a vertebral body Systems and methods are used to insert surgical wires into bone. Systems and methods are used for removing surgical wires from bone. Systems include those for gripping and pulling or pushing surgical wires. Systems include those that interact with a retractor (e.g., an arm, body, or blade thereof) to facilitate removal of the surgical wire.