Patent ID: 7959564
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical combination adapted for placement of a pedicle screw having a size and shape within a patient, comprising: a pedicle seeker having a tip, a distal end, a first flared portion and a shaft; and a retractor having a guide portion and a handle portion, said guide portion having a proximal channel, a distal channel, and a second flared portion between said proximal channel and said distal channel and said handle portion being angularly connected to a proximal end of said guide portion; wherein the retractor is adapted to be placed in slidable engagement with the pedicle seeker after the pedicle seeker is pre-positioned within the patient; wherein said tip, said distal end, said first flared portion and said shaft of said pedicle seeker are sized and shaped to match the size and shape of said pedicle screw; and wherein said proximal channel, said distal channel and said second flared portion of said guide portion of said retractor are sized and shaped to accommodate the size and shape of said pedicle seeker.