Patent ID: 11918260
Assignee: HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method of spinal surgery, comprising:
inserting a pedicle screw into a first pedicle of a first vertebra of a patient's anatomy;
mounting a first targeting system to the pedicle screw and only to the pedicle screw such that the first targeting system is entirely supported by the pedicle screw;
adjusting the first targeting system so a first surgical device connected at a free end of the targeting system is positioned above a first location of the patient's anatomy remote from the first pedicle;
performing a first surgical step on the patient's anatomy with the first surgical device at the first location while the first surgical device remains connected to the pedicle screw; and
removing the first surgical device from the first targeting system and connecting a second surgical device to the first targeting system and performing a second surgical step.