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US 8,262,713 B2Granted
Red light implant for treating osteoporosis
AssigneeDePuy Spine, Inc.
InventorsMohamed Attawia, Thomas DiMauro, Jeffrey Sutton
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Abstract
Red light implants for delivering red light to spinal implants to enhance osteointegration.
Claims16
A method of treating a vertebra, comprising the steps of:
- a)-implanting an implant comprising a red/NIR light source into a cancellous bone region of the vertebra, and
- b)-activating the red/NIR light source to irradiate the cancellous bone region with an effective amount of red/NIR light.
A method of treating a vertebra, comprising the steps of:
- implanting an implant comprising a red/NIR light source into the vertebra,
- injecting a paste into a cancellous region around the implant, and
- activating the red/NIR light source to irradiate the cancellous region with an effective amount of red/NIR light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.