US 12,471,899 B2
Integrated instrument assembly
James Dinh, Irvine, CA (US); Phillip A. Thompson, Pawnee, IL (US); Dennis Schroeder, Los Angeles, CA (US); Brian Roselauf, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US); and David P. Lalor, Jr., Mission Viejo, CA (US)
Assigned to Vertos Medical, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US)
Filed by Vertos Medical, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/824,070.
Application 18/824,070 is a continuation of application No. 18/335,956, filed on Jun. 15, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/352,997, filed on Jun. 16, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0423600 A1, Dec. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/02 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pre-assembled integrated instrument assembly for minimally invasive spine surgery comprising:
a portal cannula having a proximal end;
a portal grip slidably attached to the portal cannula and comprising a housing, wherein the portal grip comprises a lock assembly configured to releasably secure the portal grip at one or more positions along a length of the portal cannula, wherein the lock assembly comprises a collet concentrically disposed about the portal cannula;
a trocar removably coupled to the portal cannula; and
a depth guide removably coupled to the portal cannula,
wherein the proximal end of the portal cannula comprises a hub configured to limit advancement of the trocar when the trocar is releasably coupled to the portal cannula, and
wherein the portal cannula, the portal grip, the trocar, and the depth guide are configured to couple with each other and form an integrated assembly.