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Surgical tools for facet joint treatment of the spine for pain relief

A surgical tool, the technology of the spine, applied in the direction of surgery, grinding scalpels, parts of surgical instruments, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2021-09-03
MEDOVEX
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[0078] The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which embodiments of the invention are shown. However, this invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will describe the present invention range fully conveys to those skilled in the art.

[0079] Throughout, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements. In the drawings, the thickness of some lines, layers, components, elements or features may be exaggerated for clarity. Broken lines illustrate optional features or operations unless specifically stated otherwise. In the specification and drawings, the abbreviations of "figure" and "figure" (FIG and Fig.) are used interchangeably with the word "figure". One or more features shown and discussed with respect to one embo...

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Methods and surgical tools for treating back pain use a spinal facet joint debridement tool with a cautery and denudation action and a minimally invasive protocol that denies and cauterizes the soft tissue associated with the synovial bursa of the spinal facet joints.

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[0001] related application [0002] This application claims the benefit and priority of US Provisional Application Serial No. 62 / 288,638 filed January 29, 2016, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to spinal medical procedures. Background technique [0004] The facet joint is unique in that it has innervation via a single nerve source. For many years, facet rhizotomy (RFL) treatment has been used to provide temporary relief of spinal arthritis pain. The RFL procedure involves cryotherapy, or radiofrequency technology, to freeze or burn nerves. The RFL only works temporarily because the nerve is destroyed at the point between the dorsal root ganglion (the body of the nerve cell) and the endplate receptor (the point of pain stimulation on the joint), so, like any peripheral nerve, The nerve gradually regenerates, and the pain eventually returns. Most RFL procedures la...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B18/12A61B18/14A61B17/32A61B90/00
CPCA61B17/32A61B18/12A61B18/148A61B2017/00238A61B2017/320008A61B2018/00339A61B2018/00595A61B2018/0091A61B2217/005A61B2217/007A61B2218/002A61B2218/007A61B17/32002A61B17/3421A61B2017/00424A61B2017/00455A61B2017/0046A61B2017/00734A61B2017/3488A61B2017/3492A61B90/11
Inventor S.M.W.豪费A.L.古利克森R.D.卡特S.艾弗森J.布兰克
Owner MEDOVEX
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