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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas M. DiMauro, Southboro, MA (US);
William Horton, Duxbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 5/4893 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 17/0293 (2013.01); A61N 5/0601 (2013.01); A61N 5/0622 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00907 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0262 (2013.01); A61N 2005/063 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0651 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0659 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0663 (2013.01);
Abstract
The use of red or near infrared light upon neurons of the lumbar plexus that are in distress due to retraction-induced ischemia. The surgeon may protect nerves made ischemic in the surgery by: