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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2011
John Stewart Young, Memphis, TN (US);
John Stewart Young, Memphis, TN (US);
Warsaw Orhtopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for detecting neural interference between a bone anchor and a neural element during or subsequent to the application of force on the bone anchor to adjust the orientation of one or more vertebral bodies relative to the spinal column. The method includes engaging at least one bone anchor to the vertebral body and applying force to the bone anchor to adjust the positioning or orientation of the vertebral body. A nerve monitoring system provides an electrical signal and is operable to detect a neural element and its proximity to the bone anchor as a function of a characteristic of the electrical signal.