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(11) EP 1 993 428 A2

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
26.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/48

(21) Application number: 06737890.1

(22) Date of filing: 10.03.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 1/005(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2006/008758
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/106081 (20.09.2007 Gazette 2007/38)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(71) Applicants:
  • The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
    Palo Alto CA 94306-1106 (US)
  • Spine View, Inc.
    Fremont, California 94539 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KIM, Daniel, H.
    Los Altos, California 94022 (US)
  • CHIN, Singfatt
    Millbrae, California 94030 (US)

(74) Representative: Price, Nigel John King 
J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
GB-London WC1R 5JJ
GB-London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

   


(54) PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS AND VISUALIZATION OF THE SPINE