Tissue removal tools and methods of use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9161773
APP PUB NO 20110313529A1
SERIAL NO

13166615

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Discectomy or disc preparation system that includes a guide member that is changeable from a deployment configuration for insertion into an intervertebral disc space to a deployed configuration upon being deployed into the intervertebral disc. The system also includes at least one tissue manipulator, such as cutting, scraping and extraction elements, that can be moved or tracked longitudinally along the guide member into and through the intervertebral disc space.

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SPINAL ELEMENTS INC3115 MELROSE DRIVE SUITE 200 CARLSBAD CA 92010

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Borg, Russell J Campbell, US 2 195
Emery, Jeffrey L Emerald Hills, US 60 3568
Golden, Steven S Menlo Park, US 14 311
Hirotsuka, Mark Y San Jose, US 30 735
Lee, James K San Mateo, US 57 1938
Schaller, Laurent B Los Altos, US 17 744

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