# US 12,213,923 B2 · Patient-positioning system and surgical componentry, and surgical methods of using same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,213,923 B2 - Document ID: US12213923B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/745,682 - Filed: 2024-06-17 - Published: 2024-10-10 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2022-08-26 - Assignees: Emplase Medical Technologies, LLC - Applicants: EMPLASE Medical Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Richard A. Hynes; Roger P. Jackson; Matthew M. Morrison - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12213923B2 ## CPC - A61G 13/0054: {specially adapted for back or spinal surgeries} - A61B 17/70: Spinal positioners or stabilisers, e.g. stabilisers comprising fluid filler in an implant - A61F 2/44: for the spine, e.g. vertebrae or spinal discs - A61G 13/02: Adjustable operating tables; Controls therefor - A61G 13/04: tiltable around transverse or longitudinal axis - A61G 13/08: the table being divided into different adjustable sections - A61G 13/121: {Head or neck} - A61G 13/122: {Upper body, e.g. chest} - A61G 13/123: {Lower body, e.g. pelvis, hip, buttocks} - A61G 13/1235: {Arms} - A61G 13/1245: {Knees, upper or lower legs} - A61G 13/1255: {Shoulders} - A61G 13/1265: {having inflatable chambers} - A61G 13/1295: {having alignment devices for the patient's body} - A61B 2017/0256: {for the spine} - A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the support portions of the patient-positioning system include at least one of a head-support portion, a thorax-support portion, and a leg-support portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the portions of the patient-position system include a first cantilevered portion and a second cantilevered portion; and wherein the head-support portion and the thorax-support portion are supported by the first cantilevered portion, and the leg-support portion is supported by the second cantilevered portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the articulating of the one of the portions of the patient-positioning system and the support portions of the patient-positioning system includes articulating the first cantilevered portion and the second cantilevered portion relative to one another, and includes articulating portions of the leg-support portion relative to the second cantilevered portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising articulating the patient into position relative to at least one of two surgeons in an ergonomically efficient manner to at least limit need for the at least one of the two surgeons to move from a single position during surgery via the articulating of the first cantilevered portion and the second cantilevered portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first spinal portion can be located on a posterior portion of the patient's spine, and the second spinal portion can be located on a lateral portion of the patient's spine. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the further manipulating of the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body using the at least one of the first instrument and the second instrument occurs via a first surgical pathway via the first incisions or incisions; and the inserting of the spinal implant occurs via a second surgical pathway via the second incision or incisions. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the manipulating of the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body, and implantation of the spinal implant can occur simultaneously via parallel performance of two different surgical work-flows via the first surgical pathway and the second surgical pathway. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the manipulating of the first vertebral and the second vertebral body can include distraction of the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising attaching a first spinal rod and a second spinal rod via the first surgical pathway, and wherein the first spinal rod and the second spinal rod can limit distraction of the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body during the distraction thereof. ### Claim 11 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. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the support portions of the patient-positioning system include at least one of a head-support portion, a thorax-support portion, and a leg-support portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the head-support portion and the thorax-support portion are supported by the first cantilevered portion, and the leg-support portion is supported by the second cantilevered portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the articulating of the at least one of the support portions of the patient-positioning system includes articulating portions of the leg-support portion relative to the second cantilevered portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the first spinal portion can be located on a posterior portion of the patient's spine, and the second spinal portion can be located on a lateral portion of the patient's spine. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the manipulating of the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body, and implantation of the spinal implant can occur simultaneously. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising attaching a first spinal rod and a second spinal rod via the first surgical pathway, and wherein the first spinal rod and the second spinal rod can limit distraction of the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body during the distraction thereof. ### Claim 18 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. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, further comprising articulating at least one of the support portions of the patient positioning system to further distract the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body; and wherein the support portions of the patient-positioning system include at least one of a head-support portion, a thorax-support portion, and a leg-support portion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the leg-support portion is supported by the second cantilevered portion; and wherein the articulating of the at least one of the support portions of the patient-positioning system includes articulating portions of the leg-support portion relative to the second cantilevered portion.