# US 10,245,443 B2 · Red light implants for treating osteoporosis

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- Number: US 10,245,443 B2
- Document ID: US10245443B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/175,353
- Filed: 2016-06-07
- Published: 2016-10-06
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2005-09-26
- Assignees: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Applicants: Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Inventors: Mohamed Attawia; Thomas M DiMauro; Jeffrey K Sutton
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10245443B2

## CPC

- A61N 5/0613: {Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment}
- A61B 17/7001: {Screws or hooks combined with longitudinal elements which do not contact vertebrae (A61B17/7058 takes precedence)}
- A61B 17/7032: {Screws or hooks with U-shaped head or back through which longitudinal rods pass}
- A61B 17/86: Pins or screws {or threaded wires; nuts therefor (A61B17/72 take precedence)}
- A61B 17/8805: {for introducing fluid filler into bone or extracting it (A61B17/7097, A61B17/8833 take precedence)}
- A61F 2/44: for the spine, e.g. vertebrae or spinal discs
- A61N 5/0601: {Apparatus for use inside the body}
- A61B 2017/564: {Methods for bone or joint treatment}
- A61N 2005/0612: {using probes penetrating tissue; interstitial probes}
- A61N 2005/0643: {Applicators, probes irradiating specific body areas in close proximity}
- A61N 2005/0651: {Diodes}
- A61N 2005/0659: {infrared}
- A61N 2005/0663: {Coloured light}
- A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.