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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventor:
Jared Wilsey, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedics, IN, Warsaw, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0044 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device is provided for supplying electrical current to an intervertebral disc. The device comprises a cannula having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween. The distal end comprises a beveled tip for contacting a region of the intervertebral disc, and an electrode disposed within or on a surface of the cannula adjacent to the distal end. The electrode is configured to discharge electrical current to the region of the intervertebral disc. Methods of diagnosing and/or treating discogenic back pain are also provided.