Chris J. Diederich,Jeffrey C. Lotz,William H. Nau, Jr.,David S. Bradford
申请号：
US14197107
公开号：
US09770280B2
申请日:
2014.03.04
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
A long-term implantable ultrasound therapy system and method is provided that provides directional, focused ultrasound to localized regions of tissue within body joints, such as spinal joints. An ultrasound emitter or transducer is delivered to a location within the body associated with the joint and heats the target region of tissue associated with the joint from the location. Such locations for ultrasound transducer placement may include for example in or around the intervertebral discs, or the bony structures such as vertebral bodies or posterior vertebral elements such as facet joints.
