Apparatus and method for using an ultrasonic medical device to reinforce bone
First Claim
1. An ultrasonic medical device for removing a marrow within a bone comprising:
- an introducer having an elongated shaft with a proximal end and a distal end;
a flexible ultrasonic probe for insertion into the introducer, the flexible ultrasonic probe having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween;
an ultrasonic energy source that produces an ultrasonic energy; and
a transducer for engaging the ultrasonic energy source and the proximal end of the flexible ultrasonic probe to transfer the ultrasonic energy from the ultrasonic energy source to the flexible ultrasonic probe, wherein the ultrasonic energy along the longitudinal axis of the flexible ultrasonic probe ablates the marrow in the bone.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for using an ultrasonic medical device to reinforce bone. An ultrasonic medical device ablates a marrow in a bone to create a channel in the bone for injection of a bone supporting compound to reinforce and strengthen the bone. An ultrasonic probe of the ultrasonic medical device is inserted through an introducer and into the bone to engage the marrow. An ultrasonic energy source is activated to provide an ultrasonic energy to the ultrasonic probe to ablate the marrow. The ultrasonic probe is moved within the bone to ablate the marrow in the bone and create the channel in the bone. A bone supporting compound is injected into the channel to reinforce the bone.
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44 Claims
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1. An ultrasonic medical device for removing a marrow within a bone comprising:
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an introducer having an elongated shaft with a proximal end and a distal end;
a flexible ultrasonic probe for insertion into the introducer, the flexible ultrasonic probe having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween;
an ultrasonic energy source that produces an ultrasonic energy; and
a transducer for engaging the ultrasonic energy source and the proximal end of the flexible ultrasonic probe to transfer the ultrasonic energy from the ultrasonic energy source to the flexible ultrasonic probe, wherein the ultrasonic energy along the longitudinal axis of the flexible ultrasonic probe ablates the marrow in the bone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An ultrasonic medical device for ablating a marrow in a bone to create a channel for injecting a bone supporting compound in the channel comprising:
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an introducer comprising a hollow shaft;
an ultrasonic probe having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween, the ultrasonic probe having a flexibility to be moved within the introducer and maneuvered within a bone;
an ultrasonic energy source that supplies the ultrasonic probe with an ultrasonic energy; and
a transducer for engaging the ultrasonic energy source and the proximal end of the ultrasonic probe to transfer the ultrasonic energy from the ultrasonic energy source to the ultrasonic probe. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of creating a channel in a marrow of a bone comprising:
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creating an access port in the bone;
placing an introducer into the access port of the bone;
inserting a flexible ultrasonic probe through the introducer and into bone;
activating an ultrasonic energy source to provide an ultrasonic energy to the flexible ultrasonic probe; and
moving the flexible ultrasonic probe to ablate the marrow with the ultrasonic energy of the flexible ultrasonic probe to create the channel in the marrow. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of reinforcing a bone in the body comprising:
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drilling an opening through a cortical layer of the bone;
placing an introducer into the opening to provide access to the bone;
inserting a first elongated ultrasonic probe into the introducer to engage a marrow of the bone;
activating an ultrasonic energy source to generate an acoustic energy of the first elongated ultrasonic probe;
moving the first elongated ultrasonic probe along a length of the bone to ablate the marrow in the bone and create a channel in the bone, the first elongated ultrasonic probe having a flexibility to move along a bend in the bone;
removing the first elongated ultrasonic probe from within the bone;
inserting a second elongated ultrasonic probe into the introducer to engage the marrow of the bone;
moving the second elongated ultrasonic probe along a length of the bone to ablate the marrow in the bone and increase a diameter of the channel in the bone, the second elongated ultrasonic probe having a flexibility to move along the bend in the bone;
removing the second elongated ultrasonic probe from within the bone; and
injecting a bone supporting compound in the bone to reinforce the bone. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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