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William Frasier
Researcher at Johnson & Johnson
Publications - 21
Citations - 1594
William Frasier is an academic researcher from Johnson & Johnson. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fixation (surgical) & Retractor. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 21 publications receiving 1594 citations.
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Non-rigid surgical retractor
TL;DR: In this paper, a non-rigid retractor for spinal surgery is presented, which includes at least one flexible strap anchored at a first end to the spine or other internal body part at the surgical site.
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Systems And Methods For Surgical And Interventional Planning, Support, Post-Operative Follow-Up, And, Functional Recovery Tracking
Namal Nawana,William C. Horton,William Frasier,Michael J. O'neil,Robert Sommerich,Jennifer Dipietro,Matthew Parsons +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a patient can be tracked throughout medical treatment including through initial onset of symptoms, diagnosis, non-surgical treatment, surgical treatment, and recovery from the surgical treatment.
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Surgical retractor for use with minimally invasive spinal stabilization systems and methods of minimally invasive surgery
Anne Drzyzga,William Frasier,Michael Zajack,Michael DeFusco,Connie Marchek,Nicholas Pavento,Ginger Boyer,Sara Dziedzic +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a surgical retractor for use with a spinal stabilization system including a plurality of bone anchors and anchor extensions was proposed, which includes a frame positionable between a first anchor extension connected to a first bone anchor implanted in a first vertebra and a second anchor extended to a second bone anchor inserted in a second vertebra.
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Expandable ports and methods for minimally invasive surgery
Douglas Raymond,Shinikequa White,Richard Pellegrino,Anthony R. Carlone,William Frasier,Connie Marchek,Brian G Murphy,Stephen Connolly,Nicholas Pavento,Sara Dziedzic +9 more
TL;DR: An expandable port for minimally invasive surgery includes a first section, a second section, and at least one intermediate section as mentioned in this paper, where the intermediate portion spans a gap between the first section and the second section when the port is in the expanded configuration.
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Surgical Retractors and Methods of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Connie Marchek,William Frasier,Anne Kothari,Sara Dziedzic,Holly Brideau,Thomas J Runco,Nicholas Pavento,Paul G. Beaudoin +7 more
TL;DR: A surgical retractor includes a plurality of blade assemblies interconnected by a multiplicity of racks, and one or more of the blade assemblies is movable along a rack to selectively expand the retractor as discussed by the authors.