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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2012
William C Horton, Duxbury, MA (US);
John Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US);
Christopher L Ramsay, West Wareham, MA (US);
Edward Zalenski, Lakeville, MA (US);
Alexander Grinberg, Newton, MA (US);
Hassan Serhan, South Easton, MA (US);
Ernest Quintanilha, Norton, MA (US);
William C Horton, Duxbury, MA (US);
John Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US);
Christopher L Ramsay, West Wareham, MA (US);
Edward Zalenski, Lakeville, MA (US);
Alexander Grinberg, Newton, MA (US);
Hassan Serhan, South Easton, MA (US);
Ernest Quintanilha, Norton, MA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A novel posterolateral inter-muscular approach has been developed to access the cervical spine. The approach includes elevating the splenius capitis and trapezios muscles dorsally to create a window for deep spine access, wherein the window comprises