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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
Applicant:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventor:
Jianguo Cheng, Solon, OH (US);
Assignee:
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/11 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/11 (2016.02); A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3411 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00339 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00434 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00565 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02);
Abstract
Device and methods for treating conditions caused by or associated with a sacroiliac joint abnormality using radiofrequency ablation. A surgical jig is provided that facilitates safe, easy, and quick placement of electrodes in a patient's spinal region for radiofrequency ablation of a set of spinal nerves and/or sacroiliac ligaments.