Patent ID: 11950770
Assignee: AMPLIFY SURGICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine, the method comprising:
inserting a first distal end of a first split cannula into a first entrance formed in a subject, wherein the first split cannula includes a first proximal end with a first flange configured to contact the subject's skin;
inserting a second distal end of a second split cannula into a second entrance formed in the subject, wherein the second entrance is spaced apart from the first entrance, wherein the second split cannula includes a second proximal end with a second flange configured to contact the subject's skin; and
manipulating tissue at a target site in the subject using a distal end of an instrument positioned along a first passage of the first split cannula while viewing the tissue and the distal end of the instrument using a visualization instrument positioned along a second passage of the second split cannula.