Patent · US Active

Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgery

US9050146B2 · kind B2 · utility

142Cited by

153References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

NuVasive, Inc. · US

Inventors

Troy B. Woolley · Erie, US
Nathan Lovell · Oceanside, US
Michael Serra · San Diego, US
Mark Peterson · Lake Oswego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 10, 2010
Grant date	Jun 9, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 9, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/0256
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Implants, instruments, and methods for performing surgical procedures on the spine, including one or more of creating an operative corridor to the spine, delivering implants to the spine, fusing one or more segments of the spine, and fixing one or more segments of the spine. A method for attaching a fixation system to the spine of a patient, the fixation system including at least two bone anchors and a spinal rod linking the at least two bone anchors.

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