Instrumentation and method for performing image-guided spinal surgery using an anterior surgical approach
First Claim
1. A method for performing image-guided spinal surgery on a patient, comprising:
- providing a surgical navigation reference device;
mounting the reference device to bone at a location remote from the patient'"'"'s spinal column and in a substantially fixed position relative thereto;
accessing a portion of the spinal column from an anterior direction; and
performing an image-guided surgical procedure on the spinal column using an anterior surgical approach.
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Abstract
Instrumentation and methods are provided for performing image-guided spinal surgery using an anterior surgical approach. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a surgical navigation reference device, mounting the reference device to bone at a location remote from the spinal column and in a substantially fixed position relative thereto, accessing a portion of the spinal column from an anterior direction, and performing an image-guided surgical procedure on the spinal column using an anterior surgical approach. In another embodiment, the mounting of the reference device comprises anchoring the reference device to a portion of the patient'"'"'s pelvic bone, and more specifically the anterior region of the iliac crest. In a further embodiment, the image-guided surgical procedure comprises a spinal implantation procedure wherein a spinal implant is inserted into an intervertebral opening formed along the lumbar region of the spinal column using an anterior surgical approach.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for performing image-guided spinal surgery on a patient, comprising:
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providing a surgical navigation reference device;
mounting the reference device to bone at a location remote from the patient'"'"'s spinal column and in a substantially fixed position relative thereto;
accessing a portion of the spinal column from an anterior direction; and
performing an image-guided surgical procedure on the spinal column using an anterior surgical approach. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for performing image-guided spinal surgery on a patient, comprising:
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providing a surgical navigation reference device and a spinal implant;
mounting the reference device to bone at a location remote from the patient'"'"'s spinal column and in a substantially fixed position relative thereto;
accessing a portion of the spinal column from an anterior direction; and
performing an image-guided surgical procedure on the spinal column using an anterior surgical approach, including removing a portion of a natural intervertebral disc to form an intervertebral opening and inserting the spinal implant into the intervertebral opening. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for performing image-guided spinal surgery on a patient, comprising:
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providing a surgical navigation reference device, a bone anchor, and a spinal implant;
anchoring the bone anchor to an anterior portion of the iliac region of the patient'"'"'s pelvic bone;
coupling the reference device to the bone anchor to mount the reference device in a substantially fixed position relative to the spinal column;
forming a surgical incision adjacent the lumbar region of the spinal column from an anterior direction; and
performing an image-guided surgical procedure on the lumbar region of the spinal column through the surgical incision using an anterior surgical approach, the image-guided surgical procedure including removing a portion of a natural intervertebral disc to form an intervertebral opening and inserting the spinal implant into the intervertebral opening. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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