NERVE PROTECTION SYSTEM

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20070027363A1
SERIAL NO

11460734

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The present invention relates to a device (and corresponding method) that protects (e.g., shields and/or retracts) exiting and/or descending nerve (e.g., nerve root). This may be carried out in a controlled, unobtrusive manner during, for example, Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion ('TLIF'), Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion ('PLIF'), or Minimally Invasive Surgery ('MIS') spinal procedures. Further, the device may be form-fit to one or more particular ones of the following: nerve, pedicle, annulus, vertebral body, interbody device.

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BLACKSTONE MEDICAL INC3451 PLANO PARKWAY LEWISVILLE TX 75056

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Flynn, John Joseph West Milford, NJ 2 126
Gannoe, James Richard West Milford, NJ 2 236

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