Systems and methods for performing spine surgery
US9510771B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/376
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present application includes a position tracking system for tracking the location of surgical objects within the surgical field, a neuromonitoring system for detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures during a surgical procedure, and a processing system communicatively linked to both the position tracking system and the neuromonitoring system.
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