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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Mohamed Attawia, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Thomas M DiMauro, Southboro, MA (US);
Jeffrey K Sutton, Wilton Manors, FL (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/0613 (2013.01); A61B 17/7001 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 17/8805 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61N 5/0601 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0612 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0643 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0651 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0659 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0663 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of irradiating spinal tissue with red/NIR light, comprising: inserting a cannulated device defining a bore into the spinal column, wherein the bore contains an optically transparent substrate adapted to emit red/NIR light, and transmitting NIR/red light through the substrate to irradiate tissue within the spinal column.