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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc., Exton, PA (US);
Inventors:
Peter F. Sharkey, Villanova, PA (US);
Charles F. Leinberry, Chester Springs, PA (US);
David L. Nichols, West Chester, PA (US);
Marc R. Viscogliosi, New York, NY (US);
Hallett Mathews, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
ZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS, INC., Exton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4405 (2013.01); A61B 17/56 (2013.01); A61B 17/70 (2013.01); A61B 17/7061 (2013.01); A61B 17/8805 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/4601 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61B 17/7094 (2013.01); A61B 17/7095 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2842 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30013 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30034 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3098 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30113 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30153 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30156 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30166 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30224 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30261 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30263 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30275 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30281 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30454 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30601 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30906 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30925 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30927 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4475 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00059 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00071 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00131 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00161 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00293 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00407 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00598 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00796 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00928 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00976 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00982 (2013.01); A61L 2400/06 (2013.01); A61L 2430/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for altering the natural history of degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis of the spine are proposed. The methods focus on the prevention, or delayed onset or progression of, subchondral defects such as bone marrow edema or bone marrow lesion, and subchondral treatment to prevent the progression of osteoarthritis or degenerative disc disease in the spine and thereby treat pain.