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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
Applicant:
William D. Smith, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
William D. Smith, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61N 1/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for accessing and operating on an intervertebral disc at the lumbosacral junction via a trans-iliac approach. The instruments and methods described employ nerve monitoring to direct passage of the instruments through a safe zone between the L5 nerve root lying posterior to the trans-iliac path and the iliac vein (and iliac artery) lying anterior to the trans-iliac path.