SHERMAN C STEIN
Medical Practice in Philadelphia, PA
License number
Pennsylvania MD010484E
Category
Medicine
Type
Medical Physician and Surgeon
Address
Address
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Phone
310 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Philadelphia, PA
310 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Professional information
Surgical Instruments And Method Useful For Endoscopic Spinal Procedures
US Patent:
5599279, Feb 4, 1997
Filed:
Jan 29, 1996
Appl. No.:
8/593191
Inventors:
Gus J. Slotman - Moorestown NJ
Sherman Stein - Philadelphia PA
David T. Green - Westport CT
Salvatore Castro - Seymour CT
Carlo A. Mililli - Huntington CT
Keith Ratcliff - Sandy Hook CT
Sherman Stein - Philadelphia PA
David T. Green - Westport CT
Salvatore Castro - Seymour CT
Carlo A. Mililli - Huntington CT
Keith Ratcliff - Sandy Hook CT
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation - Norwalk CT
International Classification:
A61B 1700
US Classification:
600201
Abstract:
The present invention provides endoscopic instrumentation and surgical techniques especially useful for accessing at least a portion of an intervertebral disc. Vertebrae spreading instruments are provided for spreading adjacent vertebrae to facilitate access to the intervertebral disc are. The disclosed surgical method uses an anterior approach to access the intervertebral disc and spreads adjacent vertebrae utilizing an endoscopic vertebrae spreading instrument.