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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Carl Lauryssen, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
James Kelly, N. Easton, MA (US);
Thomas V. Doherty, Latham, NY (US);
Carl Lauryssen, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
James Kelly, N. Easton, MA (US);
Thomas V. Doherty, Latham, NY (US);
DePuy Spine, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are various tools and devices for use in spinal surgery. In one embodiment, a spinal guide device is provided having a guide member with a positioning element that is adapted to engage a portion of a vertebra to position the guide member relative to the vertebra. The guide member can also include a retractor guide that is adapted to guide a retractor therethrough to retract tissue adjacent to the distal end of the guide member. Various tissue retractors, bone preparation tools, and spinal implants are also disclosed.