Novel device for advancing a functional element through tissue
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1. A device for therapeutically treating bone, comprising:
- a) a housing having a base portion having a distal face, and a first passage opening upon the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, b) a probe adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis, the probe having a functional element thereon, and c) an advancement mechanism adapted to incrementally advance the probe through the first passage.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an apparatus for incrementally advancing functional probes through tissue.
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1. A device for therapeutically treating bone, comprising:
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a) a housing having a base portion having a distal face, and a first passage opening upon the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, b) a probe adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis, the probe having a functional element thereon, and c) an advancement mechanism adapted to incrementally advance the probe through the first passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A device for therapeutically treating bone, comprising:
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a) a housing having a base portion having a distal face, and a first passage opening upon the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, b) a probe having a electrode functional element, the probe adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis, the probe having a distal end portion shaped to penetrate bone, and c) an advancement mechanism adapted to advance the probe through the first passage. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A device for therapeutically treating bone, comprising:
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a) a housing having a base portion having a distal face, and a first passage opening upon the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, b) a probe adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis, the probe having a functional element thereon, and c) an advancement mechanism adapted to advance the probe through the first passage. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A device for therapeutically treating bone, comprising:
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a) a housing having a base portion having a distal face, and a first passage opening upon the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, b) a probe adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis, the probe having a functional element thereon and an outside surface having outwardly extending teeth, and c) an advancement mechanism adapted to advance the probe through the first passage. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. An apparatus for treating tissue, comprising:
a) a probe having a proximal end and a distal end defining a longitudinal axis, and an outer surface comprising;
i) a plurality of teeth extending outward from the outer surface and disposed along the longitudinal surface, and ii) at least one functional element thereon disposed thereon. wherein the distal end of the probe has a sharpness sufficient to penetrate bone. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. A device for therapeutically treating bone, comprising:
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a) a housing having a base portion, a distal face and a first passage opening onto the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, b) a probe adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis, the probe having a functional element thereon, c) an advancement mechanism adapted to advance the probe through the first passage, and d) an anchor rotatably attached to the distal face of the housing and adapted to provide rotation of the housing about the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A device for therapeutically treating bone, comprising:
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a) a housing having a base portion having a distal face, and a first passage opening upon the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, b) a probe adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis, the probe having an outer surface having graduations thereon and a functional element thereon, and c) an advancement mechanism adapted to advance the probe through the first passage.
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60. A method of placing a probe in bone, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a device for therapeutically treating bone, comprising;
i) a housing having a base portion having a distal face, and a first passage opening upon the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, ii) a probe adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis, the probe having a functional element thereon, and iii) an advancement mechanism adapted to advance the probe through the first passage, b) inserting the probe into a bone, c) actuating the advancement mechanism to advance the probe in the vertebral body, and d) rotating the probe about the longitudinal axis.
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61. A method of providing therapy to a tissue, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a device for therapeutically treating bone, comprising;
i) a housing having having a distal face, and a first passage opening upon the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, ii) a probe adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis, the probe having a functional element thereon, and iii) an advancement mechanism adapted to advance the probe through the first passage, b) inserting the probe into a bone, c) actuating the advancement mechanism to advance the probe in the vertebral body, and d) activating the functional element to therapeutically treat the bone.
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62. A method of providing therapy to a tissue, comprising the steps of:
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a) inserting a probe having a functional element thereon into a bone, b) incrementally advancing the probe in the bone, and c) activating the functional element to therapeutically treat the bone.
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63. A device for therapeutically treating bone, comprising:
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a) a housing having a base portion having a distal face, and a first passage opening upon the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, b) a probe adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis, the probe having a functional element thereon, and c) an advancement mechanism adapted to advance the probe through the first passage with mechanical advantage.
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64. A method of providing therapy to a tissue, comprising the steps of:
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a) inserting a probe having a functional element thereon into a lumen, b) incrementally advancing the probe in the lumen, and c) activating the functional element to therapeutically treat the lumen.
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65. A device for directing a probe, comprising:
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a) a plate having a proximal face, a distal face adapted to conform to the patient'"'"'s back, and a throughhole extending from the proximal face to the distal face, wherein at least a portion of the throughhole forms a substantially spherical recess, b) a substantially spherical bearing disposed in the substantially spherical recess and adapted to received a probe.
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66. A device for therapeutically treating bone, comprising:
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a) a housing having a base portion having a distal face, and a first passage opening upon the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, b) a cannula adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis, c) a first advancement mechanism adapted to advance the cannula through the first passage, d) a probe adapted to advance through the cannula along the longitudinal axis, the probe having a functional element thereon, and e) a second advancement mechanism adapted to advance the probe through the cannula.
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67. A device for therapeutically treating bone, comprising:
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a) a housing having a base portion having a distal face, and a first passage opening upon the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, b) a longitudinal element adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis, the probe having a threaded outer surface, and c) an advancement mechanism adapted to threadably advance the longitudinal element through the first passage.
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68. A method of positioning a probe within tissue, comprising the steps of:
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a) positioning a probe comprising a functional element at a first location in a tissue, b) activating an imaging device to locate the location of the probe, c) deactivating the imaging device, and d) advancing the probe in predetermined increments to a second location in a tissue while the imaging device is inactivated.
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69. A method of positioning a probe within tissue, comprising the steps of:
a) advancing a probe comprising a functional element in predetermined increments from a first location in a tissue to a second location in the absence of imaging guidance. - View Dependent Claims (70)
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71. A method of positioning a probe within tissue, comprising the steps of:
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a) positioning a probe comprising an electrode at a first location in a tissue, b) activating an imaging device to locate the location of the probe, c) deactivating the imaging device, and d) advancing the probe to a second location in a tissue while the imaging device is inactivated.
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72. A method of positioning a probe within hard tissue, comprising the steps of:
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a) positioning a probe comprising a functional element at a first location in the hard tissue, b) activating an imaging device to locate the location of the probe, thereby producing an imaging field, c) advancing the probe to a second location in the tissue from a remote location.
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73. A device for advancing a therapeutic probe from a location outside an imaging field, comprising:
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a) a housing having a base portion having a distal face, and a first passage opening upon the distal face and forming a longitudinal axis, b) a probe adapted to advance through the first passage along the longitudinal axis and having a functional element thereon, and c) an advancement mechanism adapted to remotely advance the probe through the first passage.
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74. A method of positioning a probe within hard tissue, comprising the steps of:
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a) positioning a probe comprising a functional element at a first location in the hard tissue, b) selecting a first predetermined length of advance of the probe, c) advancing the probe the first predetermined length to a second location in the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (75)
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