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Patent No.:

US 9161779 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015

Filed:

May. 01, 2014

Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use

Applicant:

K2m, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);

Inventors:

Josef Gorek, Ross, CA (US);

John Kostuik, Baltimore, MD (US);

George Picetti, Granite Bay, CA (US);

Kevin R. Strauss, Columbia, MD (US);

Michael Barrus, Ashburn, VA (US);

Larry McClintock, Gore, VA (US);

Richard W. Woods, Catonsville, MD (US);

Assignee:

K2M, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);

Attorney:

Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Pedro Philogene

Assistant Examiner:

David Comstock

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3211 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 17/1655 (2013.01); A61B 17/7082 (2013.01); A61B 17/7085 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 17/8886 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/3211 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 17/7037 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0287 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22038 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2837 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320044 (2013.01); A61B 2019/307 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device, system and method for orthopedic spine surgery using a novel screw-based retractor, disclosed herein, that allows for access to the spine through a minimally or less invasive approach. The retractor device is designed to be coupled to a pedicle screw and then to have opposed arms of the retractor spread apart to open the wound proximally. The retractor is removed by pulling it out of the wound whereby the retractor is deformed to pass over the pedicle screw head. The retractor is intended to be made of a stiff plastic material, sterile packaged and disposable after one use. A system and method for using the retractor and performing a minimally invasive spine surgical procedure are also disclosed.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Gorek, Josef. (2015). Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use (U.S. Patent No. 9161779). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9161779

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