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US 10,245,443 B2Granted
Red light implants for treating osteoporosis
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsMohamed Attawia, Thomas M DiMauro, Jeffrey K Sutton
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of treating a patient that involves injecting a flowable material into a cancellous bone region of a bone, wherein the material is adapted to facilitate tissue regeneration, and then irradiating the cancellous bone region with an effective amount of NIR/red light. The irradiation may be carried out from a light source located inside the bone. The light may enter the bone via a transmitter located underneath the skin of the patient.
Claims1
A method of treating a patient, involving
- a) injecting a flowable material into a cancellous bone region of a bone, wherein the material is adapted to facilitate tissue regeneration, and
- b) irradiating the cancellous bone region with an effective amount of NIR/red light effective to stimulate bone repair.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.