Title:
自在経皮的脊椎アクセスシステム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008501369
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A system for accessing the interior of a vertebral body or the intervertebral disc space above or below the vertebral body is disclosed. The system comprises a steerable cutting means for creating a path within or through the vertebral body to allow access for other devices to deliver a therapy, and may be housed within a flexible catheter shaft. The steerable cutting means may create a path to allow access to a device for removing tissue, and/or additional a devices for delivering a therapy, such as, for example, a filling material and/or a prosthesis. A method of accessing the interior of a vertebral body or the intervertebral disc space using the system, and a method of treatment of spinal disorders using the system are also disclosed.
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Inventors:
Stack, richard s
Williams, Michael Es
Williams, Michael Es
Application Number:
JP2007500896A
Publication Date:
January 24, 2008
Filing Date:
February 22, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Signcore, Limited Liability Company
International Classes:
A61B17/56; A61B17/16; A61B17/32; A61F2/44; A61F2/46; A61M25/00; A61M37/00; A61B17/88
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shoichi Okuyama
Arihara Koichi
Matsushima Tetsuo
Arihara Koichi
Matsushima Tetsuo