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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Hai H. Trieu, Cordova, TN (US);
Sachin P. Budhabhatti, Collierville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Hai H. Trieu, Cordova, TN (US);
Sachin P. Budhabhatti, Collierville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for use in percutaneous surgical procedures includes a dilator with an expandable sleeve positioned around its outer surface that accepts one or more additional dilators or retractors between the sleeve and the dilator to form an access port to a surgical site in a patient. The system can be used in spinal surgical procedures and the sleeve and one or more additional components of the system can be radiolucent and disposable after use.