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Patent No.:

US 12648780 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2023

Tools for creating a vertebral tunnel for use in rf ablation and methods of making and using

Applicant:

Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);

Inventors:

Courtney Johnson, Valencia, CA (US);

Eric Koji Nagaoka, Camarillo, CA (US);

Jens Peter Timms, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Scott Anthony Silveus, Carmel, IN (US);

Kevin Peng Wang, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);

Attorneys:

Branch Partners PLLC

Bruce E. Black

Primary Examiner:

Tan-Uyen T Ho

Assistant Examiner:

Lindsey R. Rivers

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3472 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tool arrangement for forming a tunnel in a vertebra to perform nerve ablation includes a tamp having a distal end portion that includes a tip for creating the tunnel in the vertebra and a curvable portion to direct the tip along a curved path within the vertebra; a first cannula including a cannula body that is straight along an entire length of the cannula body and configured to receive the curvable portion of the tamp and straighten the curvable portion; and a tool hub including a stationary cannula attachment coupled to the first cannula and a movable head coupled to the tamp and configured to move toward or away from the stationary cannula attachment to extend or retract, respectively, the curvable portion of the tamp from or into, respectively, the first cannula.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Johnson, Courtney. (2026). Tools for creating a vertebral tunnel for use in rf ablation and methods of making and using (U.S. Patent No. 12648780). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12648780

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