Treatment Devices with Delivery-Activated Inflatable Members, and Associated Systems and Methods for Treating the Spinal Cord and Other Tissues
First Claim
1. A patient treatment system, comprising:
- a lead body having an opening and an inner surface positioned around the opening;
an inflatable member carried by the lead body, with at least one of the inflatable member and the lead body including a frangible portion accessible from the opening, the inflatable member having an expandable interior volume bounded at least in part by the frangible portion; and
a delivery device received in the opening of the lead body, the delivery device being positioned to open a passage through the frangible portion between the interior volume of the inflatable member and the opening of the lead body when the delivery device is removed from the opening of the lead body.
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Abstract
Treatment systems with delivery-activated inflatable members, and associated systems and methods for treating the spinal cord and other tissues are disclosed. A treatment system in accordance with one embodiment includes a lead body having an opening, an inner surface position around the opening, and an inflatable member carried by the lead body, with at least one of the inflatable member and the lead body including a frangible portion accessible from the opening. The inflatable member can have an expandable interior volume bounded at least in part by the frangible portion. The system can further include a delivery device received in the opening of the lead body and positioned to open a passage through the frangible portions between the interior volume of the inflatable member and the opening of the lead body when the delivery device is removed from the opening of the lead body.
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37 Claims
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1. A patient treatment system, comprising:
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a lead body having an opening and an inner surface positioned around the opening; an inflatable member carried by the lead body, with at least one of the inflatable member and the lead body including a frangible portion accessible from the opening, the inflatable member having an expandable interior volume bounded at least in part by the frangible portion; and a delivery device received in the opening of the lead body, the delivery device being positioned to open a passage through the frangible portion between the interior volume of the inflatable member and the opening of the lead body when the delivery device is removed from the opening of the lead body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A patient treatment system, comprising:
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a lead body having an opening and an inner surface positioned around the opening; an inflatable member carried by the lead body, with at least one of the inflatable member and the lead body including a frangible portion accessible from the opening, the inflatable member having an expandable interior volume bounded at least in part by the frangible portion; and an electrical contact carried by the inflatable member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for positioning a delivery lead in a patient, comprising:
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percutaneously passing a lead into the patient'"'"'s body while the lead is carried by a delivery device, the lead having an inflatable volume, the delivery device being received in an opening of the lead; forming a passage between the opening in the lead and the inflatable volume by at least partially removing the delivery device from the opening; and expanding the inflatable volume. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for manufacturing a patient treatment system, comprising:
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positioning a delivery device proximate to a lead body; and juxtaposing the delivery device and the lead body with the delivery device located within an opening of a lead body, so that removal of the delivery device from the opening forms a fluid passage between the opening and an interior volume of an expandable member carried by the lead body. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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