Method of straddling an intraosseous nerve
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1. A method of therapeutically treating a bone having an intraosseous nerve ION defining first and second sides of the bone, comprising the steps of:
- a) inserting an energy device having an active and a return electrode into the bone, b) placing the active electrode on the first side of the bone and the return electrode on the second side of the bone to define a total heating zone therebetween, wherein the total heating zone comprises a resistive heating zone and a conductive heating zone, and the ION is therapeutically treated by both the resistive heating zone and the conductive heating zone, and c) applying a sufficiently high frequency voltage between the active and return electrodes to generate a current therebetween to resistively heat the total heating zone sufficient to denervate the ION.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method of straddling an intraosseous nerve with an energy transmitting device to improve the therapeutic treatment of the nerve.
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1. A method of therapeutically treating a bone having an intraosseous nerve ION defining first and second sides of the bone, comprising the steps of:
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a) inserting an energy device having an active and a return electrode into the bone, b) placing the active electrode on the first side of the bone and the return electrode on the second side of the bone to define a total heating zone therebetween, wherein the total heating zone comprises a resistive heating zone and a conductive heating zone, and the ION is therapeutically treated by both the resistive heating zone and the conductive heating zone, and c) applying a sufficiently high frequency voltage between the active and return electrodes to generate a current therebetween to resistively heat the total heating zone sufficient to denervate the ION. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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- 11. The method of claim wherein the cannula has a bore having a stylet received therein.
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