Red light implants for treating osteoporosis

• US 10,252,077 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2016
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Depuy Synthes Products Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Depuy Synthes Products Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Attawia, Mohamed, DiMauro, Thomas M, Sutton, Jeffrey K
• Primary Examiner(s): Philogene, Pedro
• Application Number:
  US15/286,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20170021190A1
• Time in Patent Office: 915 Days
• Field of Search: 606 2, 606 9, 606 10, 606 13- 17, 606 92- 94, 606309-321, 606300, 606281, 606328, 128898, 607 51, 607 90, 607 91, 607 92, 607 88, 607 89, 424423, 623 2372
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/7001 Screws or hooks combined with longitudinal elements which do not contact vertebrae A61B17/7058 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/7032 Screws or hooks with U-shaped head or back through which longitudinal rods pass
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/86 Pins or screws or threaded wires; nuts therefor A61B17/72 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/8805 for introducing fluid filler into bone or extracting it A61B17/7097, A61B17/8833 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/564 Methods for bone or joint treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/44 for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0612 using probes penetrating tissue; interstitial probes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0643 Applicators, probes irradiating specific body areas in close proximity
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0651 Diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0659 infrared
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0663 Coloured light
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0601 Apparatus for use inside the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0613 Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment

Abstract

A method of irradiating spinal tissue with red/NIR light, comprising: inserting a cannulated device defining a bore into the spinal column, wherein the bore contains an optically transparent substrate adapted to emit red/NIR light, and transmitting NIR/red light through the substrate to irradiate tissue within the spinal column.

Claims

1. A method of irradiating spinal tissue with red/NIR light, comprising:

a) inserting a system into the spinal column, wherein the device comprises a red/NIR light light source and contains an optically transparent substrate adapted to emit red/NIR light,

b) transmitting NIR/red light through the substrate to irradiate tissue within the spinal column,

wherein the device further contains a receiver adapted to receive electromagnetic energy and convert the electromagnetic energy into an electrical current to activate a light source and

wherein the device further comprises an internal processor adapted to intermittently activate the red/NIR light source.