Systems and methods for tissue treatment
AssigneeEmory University
InventorsKenneth R. Mautner, Luka Grujic, Shawna M. Hagen, Brett Rogers, Jonathan Shaw
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Abstract
Systems and methods are configured to treat a tissue by automatically linearly oscillating an instrument into a target site. A system may include a body having a length and configured to receive a portion of the instrument guide member having an exposed end and/or an instrument. The system may further include an actuator member disposed within the body and configured to linearly oscillate the instrument within the instrument guide member a fixed distance past the exposed end. The systems and methods can increase patient comfort while empowering clinicians by simplifying interventions for musculoskeletal disorders.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a plurality of self-contained instrument assemblies, each instrument assembly comprising an instrument guide member and an instrument disposed within the instrument guide member;
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- a tissue treatment device configured to interchangeably receive and retain each of the plurality of self-contained instruments thereto by way of cooperative engagement between a first receiving member of a body of the device and a corresponding attachment member of an instrument assembly and coupling between a second receiving member of the body of the device and a portion of an instrument of the instrument assembly, the device comprising an actuator positioned within the body for linearly oscillating an instrument within an instrument guide member a fixed distance past an exposed end of the instrument guide member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.