Patient-positioning system and surgical componentry, and surgical methods of using same
AssigneeEmplase Medical Technologies, LLC
InventorsRichard A. Hynes, Roger P. Jackson, Matthew M. Morrison
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Abstract
A patient-positioning system, and surgical componentry are provided. The patient-positioning system can be used to manipulate the patient prior to, during, and after surgery to globally or regionally articulate the patient's body to facilitate stabilization of the patient's spine. And the surgical componentry can be used to locally articulate the patient's body and/or the stabilize patient's spine. Surgical methods of using the patient-positioning system, and the surgical componentry for improving patient health outcomes are also provided.
Claims20
A method of performing spinal surgery on a patient's spine, the method comprising:
- supporting a patient on support portions of a patient-positioning system;
- accessing a first portion of the patient's spine via a first incision or incisions and accessing a second portion of the patient's spine via a second incision or incisions;
- articulating one of portions of the patient-positioning system and the support portions of the patient-positioning system to generally articulate the patient's spine to manipulate a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body of the patient's spine;
- contacting the first vertebral body with a first instrument inserted via the first incision or incisions;
- contacting the second vertebral body with a second instrument inserted via the first incision or incisions;
- further manipulating the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body using at least one of the first instrument and the second instrument;
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- inserting a spinal implant through the second incision or incisions, and implanting the spinal implant between the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body.
A method of performing spinal surgery on a patient's spine, the method comprising:
- supporting a patient on support portions of a patient-positioning system;
- accessing a first portion of the patient's spine via a first incision or incisions and accessing a second portion of the patient's spine via a second incision or incisions;
- articulating at least one of a first cantilevered portion and a second cantilevered portion of the patient-positioning system, and articulating at least one of the support portions of the patient-positioning system to generally articulate the patient's spine to distract a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body of the patient's spine;
- contacting the first vertebral body with a first instrument inserted via the first incision or incisions;
- contacting the second vertebral body with a second instrument inserted via the first incision or incisions;
- further distracting the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body using at least one of the first instrument and the second instrument;
- and
- inserting a spinal implant through the second incision or incisions, and implanting the spinal implant between the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body.
A method of performing spinal surgery on a patient's spine, the method comprising:
- supporting a patient on support portions of a patient-positioning system;
- accessing a first portion of the patient's spine via a first incision or incisions and accessing a second portion of the patient's spine via a second incision or incisions;
- articulating at least one of a first cantilevered portion and a second cantilevered portion of the patient-positioning system to generally articulate the patient's spine to distract a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body of the patient's spine;
- contacting the first vertebral body with a first instrument inserted via the first incision or incisions;
- contacting the second vertebral body with a second instrument inserted via the first incision or incisions;
- further distracting the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body using at least one of the first instrument and the second instrument;
- and
- inserting a spinal implant through the second incision or incisions, and implanting the spinal implant between the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body.
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