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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Mickey Dean Morgan, Aubrey, TX (US);
John Henry Peloza, Dallas, TX (US);
Randall Feldman Lee, Arlington, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mickey Dean Morgan, Aubrey, TX (US);
John Henry Peloza, Dallas, TX (US);
Randall Feldman Lee, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Synthes USA, LLC, West Chester, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 5/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus provide for: coupling an elongate guide substantially at a first end to at least one vertebral body of a spinal column of a patient; and extending a second end of the guide to a structure of the patient spaced in an anterior direction away from the at least one vertebral body towards an entry incision.