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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Christopher Mcdonnell, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Christopher McDonnell, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Stryker Spine, , FR;
Abstract
A method of dilating an incision to provide access to a surgical site. Such method may include the steps of making an incision in the skin of a patient near a predetermined surgical site, inserting into the incision a dilator, inserting at least one shoe horn in juxtaposition or in direct apposition with the dilator, removing the dilator from the incision, inserting a blunt dissector adjacent the at least one shoe horn, removing the at least one shoe horn, inserting a retractor or a tube over the blunt dissector and into the incision such that the retractor or tube is at or adjacent the predetermined surgical site, removing the blunt dissector from the incision, and performing a surgical procedure at the predetermined surgical site through the retractor or tube.