Method for direct bone stimulation during interventional procedure to assist in bone healing

A surgical method comprising:

• providing a surgical instrument having an operative tip or end effector configured for ablating or dissecting bone tissue;
• providing an applicator of energy, said applicator being different from said surgical instrument and separate therefrom, said applicator having an energy-transmitting interface;
• and
• conducting an interventional procedure including:
• manipulating said instrument to place said operative or end effector in contact with a bone of a patient at a surgical site;
• using said surgical instrument to surgically ablate or dissect the bone tissue at said surgical site;
• prior to a termination of said interventional procedure, manipulating said applicator to place said interface in contact with the bone of the patient at or proximate said surgical site;
• and
• operating said applicator to apply, to the bone via said interface, energy with parameters of type, intensity, and duration selected for stimulating the healing of the bone,
• wherein the manipulating of said applicator to place said interface in contact with the bone of the patient is performed prior to the manipulating of said instrument to place said operative or end effector in contact with the bone at the surgical site.