JP4944111B2 - 脊柱組織伸延装置 - Google Patents
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Description
本発明は、概して低侵襲外科的処置において用いられる器具および方法に関し、より具体的には、組織層を伸延し、または分離する、整形外科的処置におけるこのような器具および方法に関する。
Claims (23)
- 上端板と、下端板と、その間に網状骨とを含むヒトの椎体に挿入可能である脊椎内伸延装置であって、
該椎体内に挿入するための実質的に直線状の展開前構成と、該上端板と該下端板とを分離し、支持し、または分離および支持の両方をするための、該椎体内のらせん形状の展開構成を有する少なくとも1つのほぼ細長い部材を有し、
該細長い部材は、それに沿って間隔をおいて配置される複数の溝を有し、該椎体内で該細長い部材の該らせん形状の展開構成への曲げを容易にし、そして;
該らせん形状の展開構成にあるとき、該細長い部材が、複数の屈曲を有するらせん形状の支持構造を規定し、該支持構造が、該椎体内に内在するサイズであり、そして該椎体の該上端板と該下端板とを分離し、支持し、または分離および支持の両方をする、伸延装置。 - 各屈曲が、すぐ隣の屈曲に実質的に接触する、請求項1に記載の伸延装置。
- 前記支持構造は、前記分離された上端板と下端板との方向に範囲を有し、該範囲は、前記細長い部材が前記椎体内に挿入されるにつれて増大する、請求項1に記載の伸延装置。
- 前記細長い部材は、該細長い部材を展開構成に保持することを支援する断面形状を有する、請求項1に記載の伸延装置。
- 前記細長い部材は、該細長い部材を展開構成に保持することを支援する干渉表面を含む、請求項1に記載の伸延装置。
- 前記支持構造は実質的に剛である、請求項1に記載の伸延装置。
- 前記細長い部材は、前記支持構造を形成する本来の傾向を有する、請求項1に記載の伸延装置。
- 前記細長い部材は、形状記憶材料を含む、請求項7に記載の伸延装置。
- 前記支持構造は、前記支持構造によって規定される内在容積に通じる通路を含む、請求項1に記載の伸延装置。
- 前記少なくとも1つの細長い部材は、第1の細長い部材と第2の細長い部材とを含み、該第1の細長い部材によって規定される前記支持構造と該第2の細長い部材によって規定される前記支持構造とは、並んで配置される、請求項1に記載の伸延装置。
- 前記少なくとも1つの細長い部材は、第1の細長い部材と第2の細長い部材とを含み、該第1の細長い部材によって規定される前記支持構造と該第2の細長い部材によって規定される前記支持構造とは順に積み重ねられる、請求項1に記載の伸延装置。
- 前記少なくとも1つの細長い部材は、第1の細長い部材と、第2の細長い部材と、第3の細長い部材と、第4の細長い部材とを含み、該細長い部材によって規定される前記支持構造は、並んで積み重ねられた配置に配置される、請求項1に記載の伸延装置。
- 前記細長い部材に動作可能に接続されて、該細長い部材を前記椎体内に挿入することを支援する超音波振動を生じさせるエネルギー源をさらに含む、請求項1に記載の伸延装置。
- 上端板と下端板を含むヒトの椎体に挿入可能である脊椎内伸延システムであって、
少なくとも1つの細長い案内部材であって、該案内部材は近位端部分と遠位端部分とを有し、該遠位端部分は該椎体への挿入のためのサイズの実質的に直線状の展開前構成を備え、そして該椎体内でらせん形状の展開構成を規定する、案内部材と、
該細長い案内部材上を進行可能である細長い伸延装置であって、それに沿って間隔を置いて配置される複数の溝を含み、該細長い伸延装置が、該案内部材の遠位端部分のらせん形状の展開構成に沿って進行されるとき、該細長い伸延装置のらせん形状の構成への曲げを容易する細長い伸延装置と、を備え、
該らせん形状の構成にあるとき、該細長い伸延装置が、該椎体内で複数の屈曲を有するらせん形状の支持構造を規定し、該支持構造は、上端板と下端板とを分離し、支持し、または分離および支持の両方をするのに十分な垂直方向の範囲を有する、該伸延装置と
を含む、伸延システム。 - 前記案内部材の前記展開前構成は、ほぼ直線状である、請求項14に記載の伸延システム。
- 前記案内部材の前記遠位端部分は、前記展開構成を自ら形成する、請求項14に記載の伸延システム。
- 前記案内部材の少なくとも前記遠位端部分は、形状記憶材料を含む、請求項14に記載の伸延システム。
- 前記案内部材の前記遠位端部分の椎体への挿入を支援するカニューレをさらに含む、請求項14に記載の伸延システム。
- 前記案内部材に運転可能に接続されて、該案内部材の前記遠位端部分の椎体への挿入を援助する超音波振動を生じさせるエネルギー源をさらに含む、請求項14に記載の伸延システム。
- 前記案内部材は、前記支持構造が形成された後に前記伸延装置から除去されるよう構成される、請求項14に記載の伸延システム。
- 前記伸延装置は、複数の伸延要素を含む、請求項14に記載の伸延システム。
- 前記伸延装置は、前記支持構造の形状を保持することを支援する断面形状を有する、請求項14に記載の伸延システム。
- 前記伸延装置は、前記支持構造の形状を保持することを支援する干渉表面を含む、請求項14に記載の伸延システム
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