Surgical access system and related methods
US7819801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0256
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue retraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site.
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