Nicholas W Miller

US Patent:

20080004625, Jan 3, 2008

Filed:

Jun 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/768350

Inventors:

Thomas Runco - Canton MA, US
Nicholas Miller - Taunton MA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/58

US Classification:

606073000

Abstract:

Bottom-loading, for assembly, bone anchor assemblies for fixing a spinal connection element to bone and methods of assembly are described, which are particularly suited for, but not limited to, large diameter bone screws. The assembly includes a receiver member for receiving the spinal connection element, a bone-engaging shank for engaging bone and a retaining member for retaining the head of the shank within the receiver member.

US Patent:

20190090864, Mar 28, 2019

Filed:

Sep 24, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/139434

Inventors:

- Le Lode, CH
Zoher Bootwala - Foxboro MA, US
Nicholas Miller - Raynham MA, US
Roman Lomeli - Plymouth MA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/02
A61B 17/29
A61B 90/50

Abstract:

Surgical tissue retraction systems and methods are described herein. Such systems and methods can be employed in some embodiments to provide medial-lateral tissue retraction to increase access to a surgical site. In one embodiment, a surgical instrument can include a body configured to couple to an implantable anchor, a first tissue manipulating implement coupled to the body and capable of polyaxial movement relative thereto, and a second tissue manipulating implement coupled to the body and capable of polyaxial movement relative thereto. Further, the first and second tissue manipulating implements can be opposed to one another such that they can move any of toward and away from one another.

US Patent:

20190090979, Mar 28, 2019

Filed:

Sep 24, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/139409

Inventors:

- Le Locle, CH
Zoher Bootwala - Foxboro MA, US
Nicholas Miller - Raynham MA, US
Roman Lomeli - Plymouth MA, US

International Classification:

A61B 90/57
A61B 90/60

Abstract:

Surgical support instruments are described herein that can couple to, e.g., an implanted anchor and provide a platform for coupling other surgical implements thereto. In one embodiment, an instrument can include an elongate body having opposed projections extending laterally from a distal portion thereof that can at least partially surround a shank of an implantable anchor such that a longitudinal axis of the elongate body is laterally offset from a longitudinal axis of the anchor. The instrument can further include a lock configured to exert a drag force on a head of the anchor to control polyaxial movement of the instrument relative to the anchor. Further, a proximal portion of the elongate body can be configured to receive a retractor assembly including a plurality of tissue manipulating implements and selectively lock the retractor assembly at any of a plurality of positions along a length of the elongate body.