Method of epidural surgery
AssigneeCatheter Imaging Systems
InventorPhillip J. Snoke
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Abstract
A method of epidural surgery is provided that improves visibility in the epidural space of a patient for more effectively conducting therapeutic surgery therein. The method includes the steps of distending a portion of the epidural space of a patient by filling the portion of the epidural space with a fluid supplied from a catheter and positioning a portion of an optical scope in the distended portion of the epidural space by inserting the optical scope through the same catheter that supplies the distending fluid to thereby provide a visual image of the epidural space.
Claims3
A method of epidural surgery comprising the steps of:
- positioning a portion of a catheter into a portion of the epidural space of a patient prior to the step of distending the portion of the epidural space;
- distending a portion of the epidural space of a patient by filling the portion of the epidural space with a liquid supplied from the catheter;
- positioning a portion of an optical scope in the distended portion of the epidural space by inserting the portion of the optical scope through the same catheter that supplies the distending liquid to thereby provide a visual image of the epidural space;
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- performing a therapeutic treatment on a problem area within the distended portion of the epidural space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.