Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spinal diagnostic methods and apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 脊柱诊断方法和装置
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Application No.: US11616222Application Date: 2006-12-26
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Publication No.: US07905874B2Publication Date: 2011-03-15
- Inventor: David R. Miller , Todd Alamin , Peter F. Campbell
- Applicant: David R. Miller , Todd Alamin , Peter F. Campbell
- Applicant Address: CH Neuchatel
- Assignee: Kyphon SARL
- Current Assignee: Kyphon SARL
- Current Assignee Address: CH Neuchatel
- Agency: Haynes and Boone LLP
- Main IPC: A61M31/00
- IPC: A61M31/00

Abstract:
Methods, devices and systems facilitate diagnosis, and in some cases treatment, of back pain originating in intervertebral discs. Methods generally involve introducing one or more substances into one or more discs using a catheter device. In one embodiment, a patient assumes a position that causes back pain, and a substance such as an anesthetic or analgesic is introduced into the disc to determine whether the substance relieves the pain. Injections into multiple discs may optionally be performed, to help pinpoint a disc as a source of the patient's pain. In some embodiments, the catheter device is left in place, and possibly coupled with another implantable device, to provide treatment of one or more discs. A catheter device includes at least one anchoring member for maintaining a distal portion of the catheter within a disc.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080077117A1 SPINAL DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2008-03-27
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