A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 17/56 (2006.01) A61B 5/103 (2006.01) A61M 29/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2727791
A method of treating a patient's oint having opposing joint surfaces includes providing an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end and an expandable member near the distal end. The expandable member is positioned in the joint between the joint surfaces and expanded so as to separate the joint surfaces away from one another into a distracted position. The joint is manipulated while in the distracted position so that the joint is distracted and in flexion. A diagnostic or therapeutic procedure is then performed on the joint while maintaining the joint in the flexed and distracted position.
L'invention porte sur un procédé de traitement d'une articulation d'un patient ayant des surfaces d'articulation opposées, lequel procédé comprend la fourniture d'un élément allongé ayant une extrémité proximale, et une extrémité distale et un élément expansible proche de l'extrémité distale. L'élément expansible est placé dans l'articulation entre les surfaces d'articulation et étendu de façon à séparer les surfaces d'articulation éloignées l'une de l'autre dans une position distraite. L'articulation est manipulée tout en se trouvant dans la position distraite de telle sorte que l'articulation est distraite et en flexion. On exécute ensuite une procédure diagnostique ou thérapeutique sur l'articulation tout en maintenant l'articulation dans la position fléchie et distraite.
Boudreault David
Deem Mark
Gifford Hanson S.
Hendricksen Michael
Shenoy Vivek
Donnelly Victoria
Pivot Medical Inc.
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