Abstract: A method comprising: a) placing a light-emitting portion of a device comprising a near infrared LED against an eyelid of a person having a brain in a location between an upper portion of an eye and a corresponding eye socket of the person, b) moving the device posteriorly so that at least a portion thereof sits within a portion of an outer region of the eye socket, and c) actuating the LED to deliver near infrared light to an orbitofrontal cortex of the person.

Abstract: A device adapted to deliver red/NIR light through an eyelid of a patient, the device comprising: a) a nose bridge, b) a first orbital rim adapted to encircle a first eye, wherein the first orbital rim is attached to the bridge, and c) a red/NIR LED attached to the rim.

Abstract: Connectors for connecting or linking one instrument or object to one or more other instruments or objects are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a connector can include a first arm with a first attachment feature for attaching to a first object, such as a surgical access device, and a second arm with a second attachment feature for attaching to a second object, such as a support. The connector can have an unlocked state, in which the position and orientation of the access device can be adjusted relative to the support, and a locked state in which movement of the access device relative to the support is prevented or limited. Locking the connector can also be effective to clamp or otherwise attach the connector to the access device and the support, or said attachment can be independent of the locking of the connector.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a neural monitoring device and related methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary neural monitoring device can be used during various surgical procedures to assess neural activity, status, health, etc. in order to anticipate and prevent nerve damage due to neural ischemia and other neural conditions. In some embodiments, a neural monitoring device can be configured to monitor neural activity, status, health, etc. of nerves encountered during a spinal surgical procedure. Embodiments of the neural monitoring device can also be used in non-spinal surgical procedures that can risk neural damage.

Abstract: A device adapted to deliver red/NIR light through an eyelid of a patient, the device comprising: a) a nose bridge, b) a first orbital rim adapted to encircle a first eye, wherein the first orbital rim is attached to the bridge, and c) a red/NIR LED attached to the rim.

Abstract: An aesthetically pleasing intranasal NIR/red light emitting device, wherein the device is a) secured in a first nostril by a spring clip securely contacting the inner surface of the opposite nostril, or b) secured in a first nostril by a retaining element (such as an adhesive) adapted to containing substantially only the inner surface of the first nostril.

Abstract: Connectors for connecting or linking one instrument or object to one or more other instruments or objects are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a connector can include a first arm with a first attachment feature for attaching to a first object, such as a surgical access device, and a second arm with a second attachment feature for attaching to a second object, such as a support. The connector can have an unlocked state, in which the position and orientation of the access device can be adjusted relative to the support, and a locked state in which movement of the access device relative to the support is prevented or limited. Locking the connector can also be effective to clamp or otherwise attach the connector to the access device and the support, or said attachment can be independent of the locking of the connector.