A system for accessing a surgical target site and related methods, involving an initial distraction system for creating an initial distraction corridor, and an assembly capable of distracting from the initial distraction corridor to a secondary distraction corridor and thereafter sequentially receiv
A system for accessing a surgical target site and related methods, involving an initial distraction system for creating an initial distraction corridor, and an assembly capable of distracting from the initial distraction corridor to a secondary distraction corridor and thereafter sequentially receiving a plurality of retractor blades for retracting from the secondary distraction corridor to thereby create an operative corridor to the surgical target site, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site.
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1. A method for accessing a spinal disc of a lumbar spine through an operative corridor, comprising: inserting an initial guidewire along a selected path through bodily tissue toward a targeted intervertebral disc of a lumbar spine, the guidewire having a rigidity such that the guidewire is advancea
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A method for accessing a spinal disc of a lumbar spine through an operative corridor, comprising: inserting an initial guidewire along a selected path through bodily tissue toward a targeted intervertebral disc of a lumbar spine, the guidewire having a rigidity such that the guidewire is advanceable through the bodily tissue to the targeted intervertebral disc of the lumbar spine;sequentially introducing a plurality of dilators of increasing diameters to create a tissue distraction corridor along the selected path through the bodily tissue toward the targeted intervertebral disc of the lumbar spine, the plurality of dilators comprising: an initial dilator that slidably advances over an exterior of the guidewire and engages the lumbar spine, and at least a second dilator that slidably advances over an exterior of the initial dilator and engages the lumbar spine, wherein at least one dilator of the plurality of dilators includes markings indicative of a depth distance between a distal end of the at least one dilator and a skin location; andselecting a set of retractor blades from a plurality of sets of retractors blades, each of the plurality of sets of retractor blades having a different retractor blade length;advancing the selected set of refractor blades toward the lumbar spine to enlarge the tissue distraction corridor and thereby form an operative corridor along the selected path through the bodily tissue toward the targeted intervertebral disc of the lumbar spine, the selected set of retractor blades being releasably locked to a blade holder device using a locking assembly for each respective retractor blade of the selected set of retractor blades, wherein the operative corridor is so dimensioned as to receive an implant through the operative corridor along the selected path through the bodily tissue toward the targeted intervertebral disc of the lumbar spine;releasably engaging a first shim member with a passageway of a first retractor blade of the selected set of retractor blades so that a distal portion of the first shim member extends distally from the first retractor blade, wherein at least a portion of the passageway of the first retractor blade is defined along an inner face of the first retractor blade;releasably engaging a second shim member with a passageway of a second retractor blade of the selected set of retractor blades so that a distal portion of the second shim member extends distally from the second retractor blade, wherein at least a portion of the passageway of the second retractor blade is defined along an inner face of the second retractor blade;releasably engaging one or more strands of fiber optic cable with one or more retractor blades of the selected set of retractor blades such that light is emitted into the operative corridor; andafter the operative corridor is formed, passing the implant between the selected set of retractor blades through the operative corridor along the selected path to the lumbar spine. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising releasably attaching an introducer tool to a coupling region of the first shim member during engagement of the first shim member to the first retractor blade. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the distal portion of the first shim member comprises a narrowed tip portion that is smaller than the coupling region of the first shim member. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected set of retractor blades comprises a third retractor blade that is spaced apart from the first retractor blade and the second retractor blade when the selected set of retractor blades enlarge the tissue distraction corridor to form the operative corridor along the selected path to the lumbar spine. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the selected set of retractor blades comprises a fourth retractor blade that is spaced apart from the first, second, and third retractor blades when the selected set of retractor blades enlarge the tissue distraction corridor to form the operative corridor along the selected path to the lumbar spine. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of dilators comprises the initial dilator, the second dilator, and additional dilators of increasing diameters, the outermost of the plurality of dilators includes the markings indicative of the depth distance. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of selecting the set of retractor blades comprises selecting the set of retractor blades that are color-coded to indicate a particular length of the selected set of retractor blades. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the blade holder device comprises a handle assembly, and the selected set of retractor blades are releasably locked to the blade holder device such that at least a portion of the select set of retractor blades extends generally perpendicularly relative to arms of the handle assembly. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first shim member comprises a first locking member that secures the first retractor blade to the lumbar spine. 10. The method of claim 9, when the selected set of retractor blades are delivered to the lumbar spine, the distal portion of the first shim member engages the lumbar spine between the adjacent vertebrae to thereby maintain a position of the posterior-most retractor blade relative to the adjacent vertebrae. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the guidewire comprises a K-wire. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the dilators of the plurality of dilators comprises a stimulation electrode that delivers electrical stimulation for nerve monitoring. 13. The method of claim 1, further comprising introducing a secondary distraction assembly along the selected path through the bodily tissue toward the targeted intervertebral disc of the lumbar spine. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the second distraction assembly comprises a speculum instrument that creates a secondary distraction corridor along the selected path through the bodily tissue toward the targeted intervertebral disc of the lumbar spine. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the selected set of retractor blades comprises a stimulation electrode that delivers electrical stimulation for nerve monitoring. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the guidewire comprises a stimulation electrode along a distal region that delivers electrical stimulation for nerve monitoring. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising: activating a monitoring system that delivers an electrical stimulation signal to the stimulation electrode of the guidewire and monitors electromyographic activity detected by a set of sensor electrodes in muscle myotomes associated with nerves in the vicinity of the targeted intervertebral disc, andviewing on a video display device a numeric stimulation threshold required to obtain the electromyographic activity in at least one of said muscle myotomes, and the myotomes levels being monitored. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the monitoring system comprises a control unit having the video display device, a patient module connected to the control unit via a data cable, an EMG sensor harness having the set of sensor electrodes connected to the patient module. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the control unit receives signals from the patient module and processes EMG responses output from the sensor electrodes to extract characteristic information for each of said muscle myotomes. 20. The method of claim 1, wherein the locking assembly for each respective retractor blade comprises a threaded locking nut to releasably secure a proximal portion of the respective retractor blade to the blade holder device.
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