Telescopic percutaneous tissue dilation systems and related methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9387313
APP PUB NO 20090149857A1
SERIAL NO

11659025

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Tissue dilation systems are disclosed. The present systems provide percutaneous access to one or more target structures located in a patient's body. The tissue dilation systems include two or more tissue dilation tubes telescopically arranged and moveable relative to each other. The tissue dilation tubes can be preassembled prior to use by utilizing a dilation tube retention assembly which can maintain the dilation tubes in a substantially fixed position and release the tubes therefrom in order to dilate a patient's tissue. Methods of producing the present systems and using the present systems in surgical procedures are also disclosed.

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  • DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.;INTERNATIONAL SPINE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boomer, Mark C Phoenix, US 22 1337
Culbert, Brad Rancho Santa Margarita, US 18 2284
Olmos, Fausto Laguna Niguel, US 27 3032
Warren, Christopher Aliso Viejo, US 71 3894

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