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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Nathan Lovell, Oceanside, CA (US);
Michael Serra, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Brotman, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Wolf, Del Mar, CA (US);
Kenneth Rich, Raleigh, NC (US);
Nathan Lovell, Oceanside, CA (US);
Michael Serra, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Brotman, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Wolf, Del Mar, CA (US);
Kenneth Rich, Raleigh, NC (US);
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An anterior cervical retractor comprises a retractor body having a base arm and a moving arm and a pair of retractor blades having a side loading blade and a top loading blade. The base arm includes a first track and a side loading connector. The first track extends perpendicularly from a proximal end of the base arm and the first track includes an articulating arm post and a gear teeth. The moving arm is located opposite to the base arm and includes a first track receptacle and a top loading connector. The moving arm is advanced along the first track by means of a knob extending from the base arm. The side loading blade includes a first blade portion and a first connection post and the top loading blade includes a second blade portion and a second connection post.