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Requester Type Title Abstract Assignee(s) Inventor(s) Primary

Class

Other

Class

1 5,500,650 90/012,117 Jan. 30,

2012

Marisa J.

Zink,

Buckingha

m Doolittle

&

Burroughs,

LLP.,

Akron, OH

Ex Parte

Data

communicat

ion method

using

identificatio

n protocol

A protocol is

used to

coordinate

the use of a

common

communicati

on medium

by one or

more

interrogating

commander

stations and

an unknown

plurality of

responding

responder

stations.

Each

commander

station and

each

responder

station is

equipped to

broadcast

messages

and to check

for error in

received

Micron

Technology,

Inc. (Boise,

ID)

Snodgrass,

Charles K.

(Boise, ID);

Allen,

David H.

(Rochester,

MN);

Tuttle, John

R. (Boise,

ID);

Rotzoll,

Robert R.

(Boise, ID);

Pax, George

E. (Boise,

ID)

342/42

342/44,

342/50,

342/51

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5500650


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messages.

When more

than one

station

attempts to

broadcast

simultaneous

ly, an

erroneous

message is

received and

communicati

on is

interrupted.

To establish

uninterrupted

communicati

on, a

commander

station

broadcasts a

command

causing each

responder

station of a

potentially

large first

number of

responder

stations to

each select a


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Class

random

number from

a known

range and

retain it as its

arbitration

number.

After receipt

of such a

command,

each

addressed

responder

station

transmits a

response

message

containing its

arbitration

number.

Zero, one, or

several

responses

may occur

simultaneous

ly. By

broadcasting

requests for

identification

to various

subsets of the


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number

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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

full range of

arbitration

numbers and

checking for

an immediate

error-free

response, a

commander

station can

determine

the

arbitration

number of

every

responder

station

capable of

communicati

ng at the

time.

Consequentl

y, a

commander

station can

conduct

subsequent

uninterrupted

communicati

on with each

responder

station, for


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number

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date


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Class

example by

addressing

only one

responder

station.

Responder

stations of

this

invention

require

minimal

logic and

circuitry to

respond to

multiple

commander

stations.

2 5,627,544 90/012,116 Jan. 30,

2012

Marisa J.

Zink,

Buckingha

m Doolittle

&

Burroughs,

LLP.,

Akron, OH

Ex Parte

Data

communicat

ion method

using

identificatio

n protocol

A protocol is

used to

coordinate

the use of a

common

communicati

on medium

by one or

more

interrogating

commander

stations and

an unknown

plurality of

Micron

Technology,

Inc. (Boise,

ID)

Snodgrass,

Charles K.

(Boise, ID);

Allen,

David H.

(Rochester,

MN);

Tuttle, John

R. (Boise,

ID);

Rotzoll,

Robert R.

(Boise, ID);

Pax, George

342/42

342/44,

342/50,

342/51



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responding

responder

stations.

Each

commander

station and

each

responder

station is

equipped to

broadcast

messages

and to check

for error in

received

messages.

When more

than one

station

attempts to

broadcast

simultaneous

ly, an

erroneous

message is

received and

communicati

on is

interrupted.

To establish

uninterrupted

E. (Boise,

ID)


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number

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date


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Class

communicati

on, a

commander

station

broadcasts a

command

causing each

responder

station of a

potentially

large first

number of

responder

stations to

each select a

random

number from

a known

range and

retain it as its

arbitration

number.

After receipt

of such a

command,

each

addressed

responder

station

transmits a

response


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number

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number

Control

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Requested

date


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Other

Class

message

containing its

arbitration

number.

Zero, one, or

several

responses

may occur

simultaneous

ly. By

broadcasting

requests for

identification

to various

subsets of the

full range of

arbitration

numbers and

checking for

an immediate

error-free

response, a

commander

station can

determine

the

arbitration

number of

every

responder

station


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number

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number

Control

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Requested

date


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Other

Class

capable of

communicati

ng at the

time.

Consequentl

y, a

commander

station can

conduct

subsequent

uninterrupted

communicati

on with each

responder

station, for

example by

addressing

only one

responder

station.

Responder

stations of

this

invention

require

minimal

logic and

circuitry to

respond to

multiple

commander


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number

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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

stations.

3 5,862,511 90/012,109 Jan. 27,

2012

Volkswage

n Group of

America,

Inc.,

Clifford A.

Ulrich,

Kenyon &

Kenyon,

LLP., New

York, NY

Ex Parte

Vehicle

navigation

system and

method

The

improved

vehicle

navigation

system and

method uses

information

from a

Global

Positioning

System

(GPS) to

obtain

velocity

vectors,

which

include

speed and

heading

components,

for "dead

reckoning"

the vehicle

position from

a previous

position. If

information

from the

GPS is not

Magellan

DIS, Inc.

(Rochester

Hills, MI)

Croyle,

Steven R.

(Franklin,

MI);

Spencer II,

Larry E.

(Lake

Orion, MI);

Sittaro,

Ernie R.

(Romeo,

MI)

701/445

73/178R,

701/472,

701/500



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available,

then the

improved

vehicle

navigation

system uses

information

from an

orthogonal

axes

acceleromete

r, such as

two or three

orthogonally

positioned

acceleromete

rs, to

propagate

vehicle

position.

Because the

GPS

information

should

almost

always be

available, the

improved

vehicle

navigation

system relies


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less on its

acceleromete

rs, thereby

allowing the

use of less

expensive

acceleromete

rs. The

improved

vehicle

navigation

system

retains the

accuracy of

the

acceleromete

rs by

repeatedly

calibrating

them with

the velocity

data obtained

from the

GPS

information.

The

improved

vehicle

navigation

system

calibrates the


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Class

sensors

whenever

GPS data is

available (for

example,

once a

second at

relatively

high speeds).

Furthermore,

the improved

vehicle

navigation

system does

not need to

rely on map

matching to

calibrate

sensors.

System

flexibility is

improved

because map

matching is

oblivious to

the hardware,

and the

system

hardware can

be updated

without


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number

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date


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Class

affecting

map

matching or

a change in

the map

database.

4 6,459,726 90/012,115 Jan. 30,

2012

David J.

Hrina,

Buckingha

m Doolittle

&

Burroughs,

LLP.,

Akron, OH

Ex Parte

Backscatter

interrogator

s,

communicat

ion systems

and

backscatter

communicat

ion methods

The present

invention

provides

backscatter

interrogators,

communicati

on systems

and

backscatter

communicati

on methods.

According to

one aspect of

the present

invention, a

backscatter

interrogator

includes a

data path

configured to

communicate

a data signal;

a signal

generator

configured to

Micron

Technology,

Inc. (Boise,

ID)

Ovard,

David K.

(Meridian,

ID); Greeff,

Roy (Boise,

ID)

375/219 375/130



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generate a

carrier

signal; and a

modulator

coupled with

the data path

and the

signal

generator,

the

modulator

being

configured to

spread the

data signal to

define a

spread data

signal and

amplitude

modulate the

carrier signal

using the

spread data

signal, the

modulator

being further

configured to

phase

modulate the

carrier

signal.


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number

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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

5 6,544,120 90/012,063 Jan. 25,

2012

Aristocrat

Technologi

es PTY,

Limited,

Lawrence

M. Jarvis,

McAndrew

s Held &

Malloy,

LTD.,

Chicago,

IL

Ex Parte Gaming

machine

A spinning

reel video

poker

machine that

displays an

initial array

of symbols

that may be

on a

simulation of

spinning

reels (R1,

R2, R3, R4,

R5). In

response to a

trigger

additional

symbols will

become

available on

the video

screen to

extend

existing

paylines or

provide new

paylines. The

new paylines

may be part

of an

extension to

Ainsworth

Game

Technology

Limited

(Chiswick,

AU)

Ainsworth,

Leonard

Hastings

(Chiswick,

AU)

463/20

273/138.2,

273/143R,

463/13



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an existing

array or they

may be part

of a separate

array of

symbols or

set of reels

that becomes

available in

response to

the trigger.

6 7,222,055 90/012,111 Jan. 27,

2012

F. Leslie

Bessenger,

III,

Finnegan

Henderson

Farabow

Garrett &

Dunner,

LLP.,

Atlanta,

GA

Ex Parte

High

bandwidth

real-time

oscilloscope

A method

and

apparatus for

digitizing a

signal. The

method

comprises

the steps of

receiving an

input analog

signal,

splitting the

received

input analog

signal into a

plurality of

signals and

frequency

converting at

least one of

LeCroy

Corporation

(Chestnut

Ridge, NY,

US)

Pupalaikis,

Peter J.

(Ramsey,

NJ, US);

Graef,

David C.

(Campbell

Hall, NY,

US)

702/189

341/126,

341/155,

702/75,

702/76



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date


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Class

the signals in

accordance

with a

predetermine

d periodic

function

having a

predetermine

d frequency.

The signals

are then

digitized and

combined

mathematical

ly to form a

single output

stream that is

a

substantially

correct

representatio

n of the

original input

analog

signal.

7 7,924,323 90/012,113 Jan. 30,

2012

Sony,

Electronics

, Inc.,

Trenton J.

Roche,

Finnegan

Ex Parte

Method and

apparatus

for

automaticall

y capturing

and

According to

one

embodiment

of the

invention, a

camera

Walker

Digital,

LLC

(Stamford,

CT, US)

Walker, Jay

S.

(Ridgefield,

CT, US);

Jorasch,

James A.

348/231.2



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number

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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

Henderson

Farabow

Garrett &

Dunner,

LLP.,

Washingto

n, DC

managing

images

determines

whether to

acquire an

image (e.g.,

automatically

), determines

whether to

store the

acquired

image, and

determines

how to store

the acquired

image.

(New York,

NY, US);

Sammon,

Russell P.

(San

Francisco,

CA, US)

8 8,070,306 90/012,110 Jan. 27,

2012

Nathan

C. Dunn,

Locke

Lord,

Bissell &

Liddell,

LLP.,

Houston,

TX

Ex Parte

LED

lighting

fixture

An LED

lighting

fixture

including a

housing

including a

first and

second

border

structures.

An LED

assembly is

secured with

respect to the

housing to

permit

air/water-

Ruud

Lighting,

Inc.

(Racine,

WI, US)

Ruud, Alan

J. (Racine,

WI, US);

Wilcox,

Kurt S.

(Libertyville

, IL, US);

Walczak,

Steven R.

(Kenosha,

WI, US);

Guillien,

Wayne

(Franksville,

WI, US)

362/101

362/249.0

2,

362/249.1

1,

362/294,

362/373,

362/800



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number

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date


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Class

flow over the

LED

assembly.

The LED

assembly

includes at

least one

LED-array

module

mounted at

an elongate

LED heat

sink that

extends

along the

housing and

between two

heat-sink

ends. The

heat sink has

an LED-

module-

engaging

surface and a

heat-transfer

surface. One

heat-sink end

is at the first

border

structure and

the other


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number

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number

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date


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Other

Class

heat-sink end

is at the

second

border

structure.

The housing

and the heat

sink define

an air gap

permitting

air/water-

flow to and

from the heat

sink.

9 6,234,351 95/001,883 Feb. 6,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Grayling

Industries,

Inc.; (Att'y

Is: Dorian

B.

Kennedy,

Baker

Donelson,

Atlanta,

GA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Apparatus

and method

for

enhancing

evacuation

of bulk

material

shipper

bags

A pillow bag

is modified

to include an

air input port

that allows

inflation of

an interply

region of the

bag. As the

interply

region

inflates, an

inner ply

rises and

becomes an

advancing

wall, raising

A. R. Arena

Products,

Inc.

(Rochester,

NY)

Wilcox,

Donald E.

(Rochester,

NY)

222/95

222/386.5,

222/389,

383/3,

383/41,

383/109



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number

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date


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Class

the bulk

material

level in the

bag,

inclining the

bottom of the

bag, and

pulling

excess

material

away from

the drain port

all at the

same time. In

another

embodiment,

the pillow

bag is made

with half the

initial

number of

layers folded

in half to

create the

upper and

lower plies

and the non-

fold edges

are bonded.

Where

corner drain


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number

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number

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date


Class

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Class

ports are

used, the bag

can be

arranged so

that an

interlayer

bond parallel

to the fold is

parallel to a

diagonal of a

tote in which

the bag sits

and so that

the interlayer

bond is

opposite the

drain port to

enhance bag

evacuation.

An

additional

optional

feature of the

invention is

the inclusion

of an integral

filling

conduit or

snout on the

top of the

bag, a mouth


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number

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number

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date


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Other

Class

of which acts

as a fill port

to ease filling

of the bag.

The

invention can

also be

applied to

fitted bags.

10 6,968,777 95/001,839 Feb. 3,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Giant

Power,

Corp.,

LTD.;

(Att'y Is:

Morton J.

Rosenberg,

Rosenberg

Klein &

Lee,

Ellicott

City, MD),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Food,

vegetables

and fruit

processor

A food,

vegetables

and fruit

processor

comprises a

base having

therein an

operating

motor, a

lower cover,

a cutting seat

and an upper

cover.

Wherein the

upper cover

is provided

with an

inclined

feed-in pipe

extending

downwardly

therefrom,

Lin, Wei-

chih (No.

27, Huairen

St.,

Banchiao

City, Taipei,

TW)

99/511 99/513



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number

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number

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date


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Class

one end of

the feed-in

pipe forms

on the

surface of the

upper cover a

material

inlet, the

other end of

the feed-in

pipe forms a

material

outlet. Food,

vegetables

and fruit can

be cast into

the feed-in

pipe, and are

pressed tight

with a

material

pushing

plunger to

render the

food,

vegetables

and fruit to

be perfectly

and smoothly

cut or ground

in an energy


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number

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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

saving mode.

The present

invention is

applicable to

using as a

food,

vegetables

and fruit

processor

having the

functions of

squeezing

juice and

grinding

food.

11 7,691,057 95/001,888 Feb. 9,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Globus

Medical,

Inc.: (Att'y

Is: Jay

Guiliano,

Novak

Druce &

Quigg,

LLP.,

Houston,

TX), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Inter

Partes

Surgical

access

system and

related

methods

A surgical

access

system

including a

tissue

distraction

assembly and

a tissue

retraction

assembly,

both of

which may

be equipped

with one or

more

electrodes

NuVasive,

Inc. (San

Diego, CA,

US)

Miles,

Patrick (San

Diego, CA,

US);

Martinelli,

Scot (San

Diego, CA,

US); Finley,

Eric (San

Diego, CA,

US);

Gharib,

James (San

Diego, CA,

US);

Farquhar,

600/219

600/210,

600/214,

600/215



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number

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date


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Class

Third

Party

Requester

for use in

detecting the

existence of

(and

optionally

the distance

and/or

direction to)

neural

structures

before,

during, and

after the

establishmen

t of an

operative

corridor to a

surgical

target site.

Allen (San

Diego, CA,

US); Kaula,

Norbert

(Arvada,

CO, US);

Blewett,

Jeffrey (San

Diego, CA,

US);

Medeiros,

Legal

Representati

ve Goretti

(Plantsville,

CT, US)

12 7,797,941 95/001,884 Feb. 7,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Stein Seal

Company;

(Att'y Is:

Michael G.

Crilly, Law

Office of

Michael

Crilly,

Hatboro,

PA), Real

Inter

Partes

Gas turbine

engine

systems

involving

hydrostatic

face seals

Gas turbine

engine

systems

involving

hydrostatic

face seals are

provided. In

this regard,

representativ

e compressor

assembly for

a gas turbine

United

Technologie

s

Corporation

(Hartford,

CT, US)

Munsell,

Peter M.

(Granby,

CT, US);

Glahn, Jorn

A.

(Manchester

, CT, US)

60/726 60/772



Serial

number

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

engine

includes a

compressor

having a

hydrostatic

seal formed

by a seal face

and a seal

runner.

13 7,819,801 95/001,889 Feb. 9,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Globus

Medical,

Inc.: (Att'y

Is: Jay

Guiliano,

Novak

Druce &

Quigg,

LLP.,

Houston,

TX), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Surgical

access

system and

related

methods

A surgical

access

system

including a

tissue

distraction

assembly and

a tissue

retraction

assembly,

both of

which may

be equipped

with one or

more

electrodes

for use in

detecting the

existence of

(and

optionally

the distance

Nuvasive,

Inc. (San

Diego, CA,

US)

Miles,

Patrick (San

Diego, CA,

US);

Martinelli,

Scot

(Poway,

CA, US);

Finley, Eric

(Lancaster,

CA, US);

Gharib,

James (San

Diego, CA,

US);

Farquhar,

Allen (San

Diego, CA,

US); Kaula,

Norbert

(Arvada,

CO, US);

600/224

600/202,

600/210,

600/214,

600/219



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number

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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

and/or

direction to)

neural

structures

before,

during, and

after the

establishmen

t of an

operative

corridor to a

surgical

target site.

Blewett,

Jeffrey (San

Diego, CA,

US);

Medeiros,

Legal

Representati

ve Goretti

(Plantsville,

CT, US)

14 7,905,840 95/001,890 Feb. 9,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Globus

Medical,

Inc.: (Att'y

Is: Jay

Guiliano,

Novak

Druce &

Quigg,

LLP.,

Houston,

TX), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Inter

Partes

Surgical

access

system and

related

methods

A surgical

access

system

including a

tissue

distraction

assembly and

a tissue

retraction

assembly,

both of

which may

be equipped

with one or

more

electrodes

for use in

detecting the

NuVasive,

Inc. (San

Diego, CA,

US)

Pimenta,

Luiz (Sao

Paulo, BR);

Miles,

Patrick (San

Diego, CA,

US);

Martinelli,

Scot (San

Diego, CA,

US); Finley,

Eric (San

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US)

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Requester existence of

(and

optionally

the distance

and/or

direction to)

neural

structures

before,

during, and

after the

establishmen

t of an

operative

corridor to a

surgical

target site.

Some

embodiments

of the

surgical

access

system may

be

particularly

suited for

establishing

an operative

corridor to a

surgical

target site in


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the spine.

Such an

operative

corridor may

be

established

through the

retroperitone

al space and

the psoas

muscle

during a

direct lateral,

retroperitone

al approach

to the spine.

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