Apparatus and method for harvesting bone marrow
First Claim
1. A minimally invasive apparatus for harvesting bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments, said apparatus comprising:
- a rigid cannula having a proximal end and a distal end with an opening, said distal end including a cutting tip that is movable axially and radially to cut and disrupt bone tissue while preserving necessary viability among harvested marrow cells, said cannula further including an inner surface defining an internal passage that extends from said opening toward said proximal end; and
means for applying suction to said internal passage in said cannula for drawing bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments disrupted from the bone tissue by said cutting tip into said internal passage for collection.
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Abstract
A minimally invasive apparatus and method for harvesting bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments includes a rigid cannula having a proximal end and a distal end with an opening. The distal end includes a cutting tip that is movable axially and radially to cut and disrupt bone tissue while preserving necessary viability among harvested marrow cells. The cannula further includes an inner surface defining an internal passage that extends from the opening toward the proximal end. Suction is applied to the passage to draw disrupted bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments into the internal passage for collection. The apparatus may include a rotatable shaft disposed co-axially within the internal passage. The shaft has a distal end with a cutting bit for further cutting and disrupting of bone tissue.
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54 Claims
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1. A minimally invasive apparatus for harvesting bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments, said apparatus comprising:
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a rigid cannula having a proximal end and a distal end with an opening, said distal end including a cutting tip that is movable axially and radially to cut and disrupt bone tissue while preserving necessary viability among harvested marrow cells, said cannula further including an inner surface defining an internal passage that extends from said opening toward said proximal end; and
means for applying suction to said internal passage in said cannula for drawing bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments disrupted from the bone tissue by said cutting tip into said internal passage for collection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 34, 36)
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20. A minimally invasive apparatus for harvesting bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments, said apparatus comprising:
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a rotatable shaft having a distal end, said distal end including a cutting bit for cutting and disrupting bone tissue while preserving necessary viability among harvested marrow cells;
means for rotating said shaft;
a rigid cannula disposed co-axially about at least a portion of said shaft, said cannula having a distal end with an opening through which said cutting bit extends, said cannula further having an inner surface defining an internal passage that extends from said opening toward a proximal end of said cannula; and
means for applying suction to said internal passage in said cannula for drawing bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments disrupted from the bone tissue by said cutting bit into said internal passage for collection. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35)
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37. A minimally invasive method for harvesting bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a cannula having a proximal end and a distal end with an opening, the distal end including a cutting tip for disrupting bone tissue while preserving necessary viability among harvested marrow cells, the cannula further including an inner surface defining an internal passage that extends from the opening toward the proximal end;
(b) inserting the distal end of the cannula through a puncture site, through the cortex of a bone, and into the intramedullary canal of the bone;
(c) applying suction to the internal passage which draws bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments disrupted from the cancellous bone into the internal passage for collection;
(d) manually moving the distal end of the cannula in both axial and radial directions within the intramedullary canal to cut and disrupt the bone tissue;
(e) manually moving the distal end of the cannula to different locations in the cancellous bone and disrupting additional bone tissue with the apparatus remaining in the same puncture site; and
(f) repeating steps (d) and (e) to further collect bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A minimally invasive method for harvesting bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an apparatus having a rotatable shaft with a distal end for disrupting bone tissue, the apparatus further including means for rotating the shaft and a cannula encircling the shaft to define an annular passage;
(b) inserting the distal end of the shaft through a puncture site, through the cortex of a bone, and into the intramedullary canal of the bone;
(c) rotating the shaft to cause the cutting bit to rotate and disrupt the cancellous bone in the intramedullary canal;
(d) applying suction to the annular passage which draws bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments disrupted from the cancellous bone into the annular passage for collection;
(e) manually moving the distal end of the shaft to different locations in the cancellous bone and disrupting additional bone tissue with the apparatus remaining in the same puncture site; and
(f) repeating steps (c) and (d) to further collect bone marrow cells, blood, and bone fragments. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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