Anti-adhesion balloons
    41.
    发明申请
    Anti-adhesion balloons 审中-公开
    防粘气球

    公开(公告)号:US20050163748A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-28

    申请号:US11041647

    申请日:2005-01-24

    申请人: Bret Ferree

    发明人: Bret Ferree

    IPC分类号: A61K38/18 A61K38/19 A61M31/00

    摘要: An anti-adhesion device in the form of a fillable balloon having a wall structure permits suturing or other attachment of the balloon to surrounding tissues. The balloon may be filled with a gas, liquid, or gel, and may be constructed of a resorbable material. The balloon may contain one or more growth factors and one or more antibodies to the growth factors may also be provided. Cytokines may be incorporated into the wall structure. The associated surgical procedure includes suturing or otherwise attaching the balloon between healing tissues and surrounding tissues. The healing tissues may include the vagina and the surrounding tissues include the small intestines, the great vessels and the spine following anterior spinal surgery, or any other appropriate location(s). The balloon may be placed immediately after an open surgical procedure or, alternatively, through smaller incisions as part of a minimally invasive procedure. Thus, the balloon may be filled prior to introduction or following placement. In the preferred embodiment the balloon ruptures and resorbs after the surgically treated tissues are partly or completely healed.

    摘要翻译: 具有壁结构的可填充球囊形式的抗粘附装置允许将球囊缝合或其它附着到周围组织。 气囊可以填充有气体,液体或凝胶,并且可以由可再吸收的材料构成。 气球可以含有一种或多种生长因子,也可以提供对生长因子的一种或多种抗体。 细胞因子可以并入壁结构中。 相关的外科手术包括在愈合组织和周围组织之间缝合或以其他方式附着球囊。 愈合组织可以包括阴道,并且周围组织包括小肠,大血管和脊柱前路手术后的脊柱,或任何其他适当的位置。 气囊可以在开放的外科手术之后立即放置,或者作为微创手术的一部分,通过较小的切口。 因此,气囊可以在引入或放置之后填充。 在优选的实施方案中,气囊在手术治疗的组织部分或完全愈合之后破裂并吸收。

    CHECK REINS FOR ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENTS
    43.
    发明申请
    CHECK REINS FOR ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENTS 审中-公开
    检查用于人造椎间盘置换的修复

    公开(公告)号:US20070106386A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-10

    申请号:US11619020

    申请日:2007-01-02

    申请人: Bret Ferree

    发明人: Bret Ferree

    IPC分类号: A61F2/44 A61F2/08

    摘要: Check reins in the form of elongated members are used to limit the extreme range of motion which would otherwise be permitted by some ADR designs. The check reins serve two main purposes. First, they retain disc spacers, if present. Additionally, the wedge shape of ADRs and the removal of the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament (ALL) and a portion of the Annulus Fibrosus (AF) to insert the ADR from an anterior approach, favor anterior extrusion of disc spacers. In preferred embodiments the check reins are therefore limited to the anterior portion of the periphery of the ADR. Second, check reins serve to prevent excessive spinal motion. Again, although they may be helpful in other locations, anterior check reins help restore the motion limiting functions of the ALL and AF that were removed in anterior approaches to the spine.

    摘要翻译: 以细长构件的形式检查are绳用于限制某些ADR设计允许的极限运动范围。 支票主要用于两个主要目的。 首先,如果有的话,它们保留圆盘垫片。 此外,ADR的楔形形状和前纵肌(ALL)的一部分以及环状纤维(AF)的一部分从前方插入ADR,有利于椎间盘的前挤压。 因此,在优选实施例中,检查therefore绳限于ADR外围的前部。 第二,检查re绳可防止脊柱过度运动。 再次,虽然它们可能在其他位置有帮助,但前检查有助于恢复在脊柱前路中移除的ALL和AF的运动限制功能。

    Method and apparatus for kyphoplasty
    45.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for kyphoplasty 审中-公开
    脊柱后凸成形术的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060195115A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-31

    申请号:US11360867

    申请日:2006-02-23

    申请人: Bret Ferree

    发明人: Bret Ferree

    IPC分类号: A61F2/34

    CPC分类号: A61B17/7098 A61B2017/564

    摘要: A method for performing kyphoplasty is disclosed. A catheter having a balloon-like component is located at its distal end, is inserted into a fractured vertebra. A substance such as PMMA to fill the balloon and stabilize the fracture is injected through the catheter. The balloon is held in place until the material begins to set.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种执行椎体后凸成形术的方法。 具有球状组件的导管位于其远端,插入骨折椎骨。 通过导管注入填充气囊并稳定骨折的诸如PMMA的物质。 将气球保持在原位,直到材料开始放置。

    Methods and apparatus for treating spinal stenosis
    46.
    发明申请
    Methods and apparatus for treating spinal stenosis 审中-公开
    治疗脊柱狭窄的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060106381A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-18

    申请号:US11051692

    申请日:2005-02-04

    IPC分类号: A61F2/30

    摘要: Surgical implants are configured for placement posteriorly to a spinal canal between vertebral bodies to distract the spine and enlarge the spinal canal. In the preferred embodiments the device permits spinal flexion while limiting spinal extension, thereby providing an effective treatment for treating spinal stenosis without the need for laminectomy. The invention may be used in the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine. Numerous embodiments are disclosed, including elongated, length-adjustable components coupled to adjacent vertebral bodies using pedicle screws. The preferred embodiments, however, teach a device configured for placement between adjacent vertebral bodies and adapted to fuse to the lamina, facet, spinous process or other posterior elements of a single vertebra. Various mechanisms, including shape, porosity, tethers, and bone-growth promoting substances may be used to enhance fusion. The tether may be a wire, cable, suture, or other single or multi-filament member. Preferably, the device forms a pseudo-joint in conjunction with the non-fused vertebra. Alternatively, the device could be fused to the caudal vertebra or both the cranial and caudal vertebrae.

    摘要翻译: 外科植入物配置用于放置在椎体之间的椎管后方以分散脊柱并扩大脊柱。 在优选实施例中,该装置允许脊柱弯曲同时限制脊柱延伸,从而提供治疗脊柱狭窄而不需要椎板切除术的有效治疗。 本发明可用于颈椎,胸椎或腰椎。 公开了许多实施例,包括使用椎弓根螺钉联接到相邻椎体的细长的长度可调部件。 然而,优选的实施例教导了被配置用于放置在相邻的椎体之间并且适于融合到单个椎骨的椎板,小平面,棘突或其他后部元件的装置。 可以使用包括形状,孔隙度,系链和骨生长促进物质在内的各种机制来增强融合。 系绳可以是线,电缆,缝合线或其它单丝或多丝构件。 优选地,该装置与非融合脊椎结合形成假关节。 或者,该装置可以融合到尾椎或颅和尾椎。