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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Richard Pellegrino, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Paula Papineau, West Bridgewater, MA (US);
John S. Crombie, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Samit Patel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas Ryan, Austin, TX (US);
Richard Pellegrino, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Paula Papineau, West Bridgewater, MA (US);
John S. Crombie, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Samit Patel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas Ryan, Austin, TX (US);
Relievant Medsystems, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
System and methods for channeling a path into bone include a trocar having a proximal end, distal end and a central channel disposed along a central axis of the trocar. The trocar includes a radial opening at or near the distal end of the trocar. The system includes a curveable cannula sized to be received in the central channel, the curveable cannula comprising a curveable distal end configured to be extended laterally outward from the radial opening in a curved path extending away from the trocar. The curveable cannula has a central passageway having a diameter configured allow a probe to be delivered through the central passageway to a location beyond the curved path.