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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2012
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Stephen Heiman, Exton, PA (US);
Dustin Harvey, Pottstown, PA (US);
Corbett W. Stone, San Diego, CA (US);
Kabir Gambhir, San Diego, CA (US);
Timothy Anderson, Richmond, RI (US);
Benjamin Arnold, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert Bishop, West Chester, PA (US);
Paul S. Maguire, Hope Valley, RI (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A dilation system for accessing a surgical target site to perform surgical procedures. In one version, the dilation system includes a plurality of open sided dilators having non-circular cross sections and configured to slidably and non-rotationally engage with one another in a sequential manner. In another version, the dilation system includes an expandable dilator movable from a closed condition to an expanded condition.