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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2007
Kevin Thomas Foley, Germantown, TN (US);
Maurice Mell Smith, Cordova, TN (US);
John B. Clayton, Germantown, TN (US);
Joseph Moctezuma, Memphis, TN (US);
Kevin Thomas Foley, Germantown, TN (US);
Maurice Mell Smith, Cordova, TN (US);
John B. Clayton, Germantown, TN (US);
Joseph Moctezuma, Memphis, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, IN., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A method for accessing the spine includes making an incision in the skin of a patient. The skin and tissue can be dilated, and a cannula inserted through the dilated skin and tissue. The cannula includes a distal end positioned adjacent a first working space that includes paraspinous tissue. The cannula can be repositioned through the incision to a second working space adjacent the distal end of the cannula.