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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Luiz Pimenta, Sao Paulo, BR;
Andrew Morris, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian Snider, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Serra, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30176 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30828 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for correcting sagittal imbalance in a spine including instruments for performing the controlled release of the anterior longitudinal ligament through a lateral access corridor and hyper-lordotic lateral implants.