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Systems and Methods for Treating Conditions and Diseases of the Spine

  • US 20190021773A1
  • Filed: 09/26/2018
  • Published: 01/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • a balloon catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, the balloon catheter comprising;

    a balloon located at the distal end of the balloon catheter;

    an optical fiber comprising a nonlinear light-emitting portion configured to emit light energy along the length of the nonlinear light-emitting portion; and

    a linear elongated portion for guiding light towards the nonlinear light-emitting portion,wherein the optical fiber has a linear conformation in which the nonlinear light-emitting portion of the optical fiber can be advanced through the elongated shaft of the balloon catheter into the balloon and a curved conformation in which the nonlinear light-emitting portion of the optical fiber can curve inside the balloon.

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