Patents Examined by Jacqeline Johanas
  • Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgery
    Patent number: 8357184
    Abstract: Implants, instruments, and methods for performing surgical procedures on the spine, including one or more of creating an operative corridor to the spine, delivering implants to the spine, fusing one or more segments of the spine, and fixing one or more segments of the spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy Woolley, Nathan Lovell, Michael Serra, Mark Peterson