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- Patent Title: Method and system for identification of a center of a vertebral disc space and corresponding central axis of a spinal column
- Patent Title (中): 用于识别椎间盘空间中心和脊柱相应中心轴的方法和系统
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Application No.: US13023279Application Date: 2011-02-08
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Publication No.: US08690887B2Publication Date: 2014-04-08
- Inventor: Jeffrey B. Kleiner
- Applicant: Jeffrey B. Kleiner
- Agency: Sheridan Ross P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B17/56
- IPC: A61B17/56

Abstract:
An apparatus for locating a central axis of a spinal column and method of using the same is disclosed. The apparatus and method includes one or more members capable of spanning a center line which may then be identified by at least one additional member positioned therebetween. Furthermore, the device may contain or be capable of accommodating various additional tools for marking the location of the central axis of a spinal column.
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