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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2005
Douglas Raymond, Randolph, MA (US);
Shinikequa White, Dorchester, MA (US);
Richard Pellegrino, Upton, MA (US);
Anthony Carlone, Bristol, RI (US);
William Frasier, New Bedford, MA (US);
Connie Marchek, Foxboro, MA (US);
Brian Murphy, Quincy, MA (US);
Stephen Connolly, Sharon, MA (US);
Nicholas Pavento, Walpole, MA (US);
Sara Dziedzic, Braintree, MA (US);
Douglas Raymond, Randolph, MA (US);
Shinikequa White, Dorchester, MA (US);
Richard Pellegrino, Upton, MA (US);
Anthony Carlone, Bristol, RI (US);
William Frasier, New Bedford, MA (US);
Connie Marchek, Foxboro, MA (US);
Brian Murphy, Quincy, MA (US);
Stephen Connolly, Sharon, MA (US);
Nicholas Pavento, Walpole, MA (US);
Sara Dziedzic, Braintree, MA (US);
Depuy Spine, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An expandable port for minimally invasive surgery includes a first section, a second section, and at least one intermediate section. The port is expandable from a closed configuration in which the first section is proximate the second section along at least a portion of a length of the first section to an expanded configuration in which the first section is spaced apart from the second section. The intermediate portion spans a gap between the first section and the second section when the port is in the expanded configuration.