Patent ID: 7909848
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A tissue retractor and guide device, comprising: an elongate member having proximal and distal portions, the distal portion including a surface adapted to retract tissue; and a guide member coupled to the distal portion of the elongate member and having first and second pathways extending therethrough for receiving a tool, the pathways having central longitudinal axes that are substantially parallel to at least a portion of a front surface of the distal portion of the elongate member, and having a cut-out portion extending between the first and second pathways, the guide member being adapted to be positioned in relation to a spinal implant such that each of the pathways in the guide member is aligned with at least one corresponding bore formed in the spinal implant to guide a tool through the bore and the cut-out portion provides visual access to the spinal implant.