Method of treating biological tissue

Details Method of treating biological tissue Method of treating biological tissue

2005-05-13

2011-10-25

Yao, Sam (Department: 3769)

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

C606S020000, C606S031000, C606S047000, C606S049000, C607S096000, C607S101000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08043287

ABSTRACT:
A treatment method is disclosed for treating a bodily tissue utilizing one or more steps of removal of material as well as one or more steps of energy delivery in order to effectively treat the bodily tissue. These mechanisms of treatment may beneficially be used to induce separate treatment effects, for example to treat both the symptoms and the underlying cause of a specific pathological condition. In addition, a specific application of the inventive method is described for using the inventive method to treat an intervertebral disc.

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