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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2004
Nelson Scarborough, Germantown, TN (US);
John V. Hamilton, Foxborough, MA (US);
Andy H. Uchida, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ralph I. Mcnall, Belmont, CA (US);
Steven Lepke, Wakefield, MA (US);
Peter A. Weissman, North Andover, MA (US);
Nelson Scarborough, Germantown, TN (US);
John V. Hamilton, Foxborough, MA (US);
Andy H. Uchida, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ralph I. McNall, Belmont, CA (US);
Steven Lepke, Wakefield, MA (US);
Peter A. Weissman, North Andover, MA (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A fluid introduction system includes an introducer configured to create a pressure of at least 69 kPa within a spine, and an operator configured to actuate the introducer to introduce fluid into the spine according to a predetermined fluid introduction profile. The system can include a computer readable medium having code for receiving fluid introduction data indicative of a fluid introduction parameter, and for receiving response data indicative of a response of the patient at a time related to a time of the fluid introduction data. A method for introducing fluid includes positioning a first introducer in a first portion of a spine, positioning a second introducer in a second, different portion of the spine and, without removing the first and second introducers, introducing fluid into the first portion of the spine with the first introducer and introducing fluid into the second portion of the spine with the second introducer.