公开(公告)号：US20130197644A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-01

申请号：US13678248

申请日：2012-11-15

Applicant: Exactech, Inc.

Inventor： Raymond J. Cloutier ,  Larry G. Hickey

IPC: A61B17/70 ,  A61F2/44

CPC classification number: A61F2/4611 ,  A61B17/0218 ,  A61B17/1631 ,  A61B17/1659 ,  A61B17/1671 ,  A61B17/320016 ,  A61B17/3421 ,  A61B17/7074 ,  A61B2017/00238 ,  A61B2017/00261 ,  A61B2017/00296 ,  A61B2017/00318 ,  A61F2/4455 ,  A61F2002/4635

Abstract: This disclosure describes devices and methods for performing spinal surgical procedures. In some embodiments, a method may include positioning at least a portion of at least one surgical instrument in at least one naturally occurring orifice of a human by a user. In some embodiments, a method may include accessing an interior space of the human using at least one of the surgical instruments. The method may include performing at least a portion of a spinal surgical procedure using at least one of the surgical instruments positioned in at least one of the naturally occurring orifices of the human. The method may include removing at least one of the surgical instruments from at least one of the naturally occurring orifices upon completion of at least a portion of the spinal surgical procedure.

公开(公告)号：US08979861B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13678248

申请日：2012-11-15

Applicant: Exactech, Inc.

Inventor： Raymond J. Cloutier ,  Larry G. Hickey

IPC: A61B17/58 ,  A61B17/60 ,  A61F2/00 ,  A61B17/70 ,  A61B17/16 ,  A61F2/44 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61F2/46

CPC classification number: A61F2/4611 ,  A61B17/0218 ,  A61B17/1631 ,  A61B17/1659 ,  A61B17/1671 ,  A61B17/320016 ,  A61B17/3421 ,  A61B17/7074 ,  A61B2017/00238 ,  A61B2017/00261 ,  A61B2017/00296 ,  A61B2017/00318 ,  A61F2/4455 ,  A61F2002/4635

Abstract: This disclosure describes devices and methods for performing spinal surgical procedures. In some embodiments, a method may include positioning at least a portion of at least one surgical instrument in at least one naturally occurring orifice of a human by a user. In some embodiments, a method may include accessing an interior space of the human using at least one of the surgical instruments. The method may include performing at least a portion of a spinal surgical procedure using at least one of the surgical instruments positioned in at least one of the naturally occurring orifices of the human. The method may include removing at least one of the surgical instruments from at least one of the naturally occurring orifices upon completion of at least a portion of the spinal surgical procedure.