Surgical access system and related methods

A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue retraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establi...

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Main Authors KAULA NORBERT, BLEWETT JEFFREY, FINLEY ERIC, MEDEIROS GORETTI, MILES PATRICK, MARTINELLI SCOT, GHARIB JAMES, FARQUHAR ALLEN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.05.2009
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue retraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20040789797