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

Claim 13:
14. 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 that 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; and
performing a surgical step on the patient's anatomy through the surgical device with the surgical device at the first location while the surgical device remains connected to the pedicle screw.