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RETRACTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINAL SURGERY

  • US 20160038195A1
  • Filed: 08/10/2015
  • Published: 02/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2014
  • Status: Active Application
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1. A system for mounting a retractor tube comprising:

  • an awl including an elongate body that extends between proximal and distal ends, the proximal end supporting a handle, the distal end having a bone engaging tip adapted to secure the awl to a vertebral body;

    a first dilator having proximal and distal ends, the first dilator defining a longitudinal axis that extends between the proximal and distal ends of the first dilator, and a first longitudinal bore that extends through the first dilator, the first longitudinal bore adapted to receive the awl;

    a refractor tube having a tubular body that extends between proximal and distal ends, the tubular body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a second longitudinal bore that extends through the tubular body, the outer surface defining a plurality of channels; and

    a plurality of pins adapted to be received within the plurality of channels of the retractor tube to enable the plurality of pins to secure the retractor tube to a vertebral body.

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