Treatment of Pain, Neurological Dysfunction and Neoplasms Using Radiation Delivery Catheters
OwnerM. Abdouinventor
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Abstract
A catheter-based radiation delivery system is adapted to treat pain, nervous system injury, and select neoplasms. A source of pain is identified within soft tissues of an individual or an animal. A needle or catheter is then used to deliver radiation to the source of pain.
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A method for the treatment of pain using a catheter-based radiation delivery system, comprising:
- identifying a site as a source of pain within a patient;
- delivering a radiation delivery catheter to the identified site;
- and
- delivering a dose of radiation to the identified site via the radiation delivery catheter.
A method for the inhibition of scar formation within a tissue using a catheter-based radiation delivery system, comprising:
- identifying a site where scar formation is expected to develop within a tissue of a patient;
- delivering a radiation delivery catheter to the identified site;
- and
- delivering a dose of radiation to the identified site via the radiation delivery catheter.
A method for the treatment of nervous system injury using a catheter-based radiation delivery system, comprising:
- identifying a site where the nervous system of a patient has been injured;
- delivering a radiation delivery catheter to the identified site;
- and
- delivering a dose of radiation to the identified site via the radiation delivery catheter.
A method for the treatment of neoplasms using a catheter-based radiation delivery system, comprising:
- identifying a neoplasm site in a patient;
- delivering a radiation delivery catheter to the identified site;
- and
- delivering a dose of radiation to the identified site via the radiation delivery catheter.
A device for accessing a disc space between two vertebral bodies, comprising:
- an elongated body adapted to transition from a first shape to a second shape after the device is positioned within the disc space, wherein the device is at least partially made of a shape-memory material.
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