Sterile-Z Patient Drape
Dr. Donald Corenman is a spine surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado and Eric Strauch is a Physician Assistant with Dr. Corenman. Together, they designed the Sterile-Z patient drape to increase [...]
Spinal Cord and Nerve Root Monitoring
When complex spinal surgery is undertaken, is there a way to monitor the health of the nervous system? The answer is yes. During complex and sensitive spinal surgery, a technician can generate small electrical signals [...]
The O-Arm
This machine is really a portable intraoperative CT scanner. CT scanning as most know is a tool to illuminate the spine with three dimensional images. A surgeon can view the spine not only from the [...]
Minimal Incision Microsurgery
How does Minimal Incision Microsurgery (MIMS) differ from Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS), the current "fad" in spine surgery? Minimal Incision Microsurgery uses a midline approach to the spine- not a sideways approach through the [...]
Image Guidance in Surgery (The Stealth System)
This is a GPS system for spinal surgery not dissimilar to the one you find in cars to locate your position. The video screen shows in real time where the surgeon’s tools are in relation [...]