US 12,440,352 B2
Methods and devices for spinal correction
Michael J. O'Neil, West Barnstable, MA (US); Roman Lomeli, Plymouth, MA (US); John Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US); Christopher Ramsay, West Wareham, MA (US); Zoher Bootwala, Foxboro, MA (US); Jennifer DiPietro, North Easton, MA (US); and John Griffin, Boston, MA (US)
Assigned to DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed by DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/166,141.
Application 17/166,141 is a continuation of application No. 16/354,929, filed on Mar. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,940,025.
Application 17/166,141 is a continuation of application No. 15/259,157, filed on Sep. 8, 2016, granted, now 10,271,832, issued on Apr. 30, 2019.
Application 17/166,141 is a continuation of application No. 14/247,876, filed on Apr. 8, 2014, granted, now 9,456,817, issued on Oct. 4, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0161682 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4684 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00087 (2013.01); A61B 1/3135 (2013.01); A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61B 5/4566 (2013.01); A61B 8/0858 (2013.01); A61B 8/0875 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/4657 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61B 5/6853 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00106 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02); A61B 2090/066 (2016.02); A61B 2505/05 (2013.01); A61B 2562/04 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30405 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30515 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30537 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4633 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4658 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4666 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A spinal correction system comprising:
an expandable trial implant which is movable between a compressed position and an expanded position;
the expandable trial implant is configured and sized to be disposed in an intervertebral disc space and placed in an expanded position for monitoring of a neural spacing proximate the intervertebral disc space with the expandable trial implant in the expanded position;
an imaging system configured to provide pre-operative information representative of the intervertebral disc space; and
a neural release system configured to provide intra-operative information representative of the neural foramen spacing and the neural release system is configured to use the intra-operative information representative of the neural foramen spacing to determine whether to clear more spinal tissue from the intervertebral disc space.