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Stabilization system and method

US8043343B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

Zimmer Spine, Inc. · US

Inventors

Peter Thomas Miller · Austin, US
Brian Bergeron · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 28, 2007
Grant date	Oct 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 25, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S606/914
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disclosure relates generally to embodiments of systems and methods of spinal stabilization. Embodiments include methods that use a dilator to displace tissue proximate to a sleeve. An embodiment of a surgical system can comprise a dilator that may define a working channel from a first opening to a second opening. The dilator can be positioned to displace tissue proximate to the sleeve. The dilator may be shaped to allow a first end of an elongated member to enter the working channel through the first opening and exit the dilator through the second opening to be percutaneously moved to another assembly.

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