MULTIPLE PATHWAYS FOR SPINAL NERVE ROOT DECOMPRESSION FROM A SINGLE ACCESS POINT
First Claim
1. A method of accessing target tissue of a patient, comprising:
- accessing, through an access location, a spine location of the patient;
inserting a flexible device through the access location to the spine location;
advancing a distal portion of the flexible device from the spine location to a first exit location;
passing through the first exit location and out of the patient;
pulling in a tissue modification element through the access location to the spine location and positioning the tissue modification element at least partially around a target tissue;
modifying the target tissue with the tissue modification element;
advancing a distal portion of the flexible device from the spine location to a second exit location;
passing through the second exit location and out of the patient;
pulling in the first or a second tissue modification element through the access location to the spine location and positioning the tissue modification element at least partially around a second target tissue; and
modifying the second target tissue with the tissue modification element.
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Abstract
A method of accessing target tissue adjacent to a spinal nerve of a patient includes the steps of accessing a spine location of the patient by entering the patient through the skin at an access location, inserting a flexible tissue modification device through the access location to the spine location, advancing a distal portion of the first flexible tissue modification device from the spine location to a first exit location, passing through the first exit location and out of the patient, advancing the first or a second flexible tissue modification device through the same access location to the spine location and to a second exit location, and passing through the second exit location and out of the patient.
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1 Claim
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1. A method of accessing target tissue of a patient, comprising:
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accessing, through an access location, a spine location of the patient; inserting a flexible device through the access location to the spine location; advancing a distal portion of the flexible device from the spine location to a first exit location; passing through the first exit location and out of the patient; pulling in a tissue modification element through the access location to the spine location and positioning the tissue modification element at least partially around a target tissue; modifying the target tissue with the tissue modification element; advancing a distal portion of the flexible device from the spine location to a second exit location; passing through the second exit location and out of the patient; pulling in the first or a second tissue modification element through the access location to the spine location and positioning the tissue modification element at least partially around a second target tissue; and modifying the second target tissue with the tissue modification element.
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