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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Fernando Olea, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/66 (2006.01); A61B 17/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7079 (2013.01); A61B 17/60 (2013.01); A61B 17/7002 (2013.01); A61B 17/708 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01); A61B 17/7085 (2013.01);
Abstract
This application describes surgical instruments and implants for building a posterior fixation construct across one or more segments of the spinal column. More specifically, the application describes instruments and methods for building a posterior fixation construct across one or more segments of the spinal column in a minimally invasive fashion.