US Patent Issued on March 24 for "Retractor for spinal surgery" (New Hampshire Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,393, issued on March 24.

"Retractor for spinal surgery" was invented by Gary Fleischer (Exeter, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retractor assembly and minimally invasive surgical techniques and implants. Such embodiments include techniques and implants for provision of therapy to a spine from a lateral approach. Embodiments of the invention include minimally invasive surgical techniques using one or more extended retractors to create an extended access route such as the non-limiting example of lateral access to the spine."

The patent was filed on Aug. 29, 2022, under Application No. 17/897,882.

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