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Method of identifying and treating a pathologic region of an intervertebral disc

  • US 6,827,716 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2002
  • Issued: 12/07/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of therapeutically treating an intervertebral disc having a pathologic region, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a) positioning a probe having a diagnostic element adjacent to the disc, b) activating the diagnostic element to identify the pathologic region as the probe is adjacent the disc, and c) therapeutically treating the identified pathologic region.

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