Intraoperative surgical barrier and related methods
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Oct 16, 2012
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Oct 11, 2007
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A surgical barrier to be introduced during spinal fusion surgery in order to protect a specified area of the patient from adverse effects associated with surgical techniques. A method of using the surgical barrier including: establishing an operative corridor to a target surgical site; introducing a spinal fusion implant into the through said operative corridor, the fusion implant including fusion-enhancing material; introducing at least a portion of an intraoperative surgical barrier through the operative corridor to the surgical target site, the intraoperative surgical barrier including an expandable seal member; and expanding the expandable seal member to establish a barrier between the fusion implant and at least a portion of the surgical target site and the operative corridor.
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