US20170348115A1 - Expandable support device and method of use - Google Patents
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Definitions
- This invention relates to devices for providing support for biological tissue, for example to repair spinal compression fractures, and methods of using the same.
- Vertebroplasty is an image-guided, minimally invasive, nonsurgical therapy used to strengthen a broken vertebra that has been weakened by disease, such as osteoporosis or cancer. Vertebroplasty is often used to treat compression fractures, such as those caused by osteoporosis, cancer, or stress.
- Vertebroplasty is often performed on patients too elderly or frail to tolerate open spinal surgery, or with bones too weak for surgical spinal repair. Patients with vertebral damage due to a malignant tumor may sometimes benefit from vertebroplasty. The procedure can also be used in younger patients whose osteoporosis is caused by long-term steroid treatment or a metabolic disorder.
- Vertebroplasty can increase the patient's functional abilities, allow a return to the previous level of activity, and prevent further vertebral collapse. Vertebroplasty attempts to also alleviate the pain caused by a compression fracture.
- Vertebroplasty is often accomplished by injecting an orthopedic cement mixture through a needle into the fractured bone.
- the cement mixture can leak from the bone, potentially entering a dangerous location such as the spinal canal.
- the cement mixture which is naturally viscous, is difficult to inject through small diameter needles, and thus many practitioners choose to “thin out” the cement mixture to improve cement injection, which ultimately exacerbates the leakage problems.
- the flow of the cement liquid also naturally follows the path of least resistance once it enters the bone—naturally along the cracks formed during the compression fracture. This further exacerbates the leakage.
- the mixture also fills or substantially fills the cavity of the compression fracture and is limited to certain chemical composition, thereby limiting the amount of otherwise beneficial compounds that can be added to the fracture zone to improve healing. Further, a balloon must first be inserted in the compression fracture and the vertebra must be expanded before the cement is injected into the newly formed space.
- a vertebroplasty device and method that eliminates or reduces the risks and complexity of the existing art is desired.
- a vertebroplasty device and method that is not based on injecting a liquid directly into the compression fracture zone is desired.
- the device may include a near end portion and a far end portion with a number of backbone struts extending therebetween.
- the near and far end portions may be closed or have passage openings.
- the end portions can be non-expandable and can cause the implant to form a tapered profile when expanded.
- Adjacent backbone struts in the implant can be connected by a number of deformable support struts.
- the adjacent backbone struts can be affixed together or integral (e.g., when laser cut from a tube or other extrusion type piece).
- the structure of the implant device can permit expansion in a number of directions. Variations of the implant can assume different cross-sectional shapes , where such shapes include a square, rectangular, triangular, or any such type of polygon where the sides are defined by the adjacent backbone struts and associated connecting support struts. Furthermore, the shapes may also be rounded, tapered, rectangular (e.g., where the aspect ratio may not be 1 to 1.)
- the device can have a radially non-expandable near end portion, a radially non-expandable far end portion and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween.
- the device can have backbone struts parallel to the longitudinal axis.
- the backbone struts can each have a near end integral with the near end portion and a far end integral with the far end portion.
- the device can have deformable support struts located between each adjacent backbone strut.
- the support struts can have a support strut width perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
- the support struts can have a support strut thickness parallel to the longitudinal axis.
- the support strut width can be greater than the support strut thickness.
- Each support strut can be deformable such that, upon longitudinal expansion of the expandable support device from a radially expanded configuration, the adjacent backbone struts approach each other while the support struts deform.
- One or more of the support struts can have a bend when the device is in a radially contracted configuration. The bend can define an edge having a surface that is coincidental with the outer surface of the expandable support device.
- a first length of the backbone struts can be the same shape as the first length of the backbone struts when the device is in a radially expanded configuration.
- the device When the device is in a radially expanded configuration, the device can have a lumen along the longitudinal axis.
- the lumen can be at least partially filled with a filler.
- An outer cross section of the device perpendicular to the longitudinal axis when the device is in a radially expanded configuration can be quadrilateral. Lengths of at least two backbone struts can be parallel with each other when the device is in a radially expanded configuration.
- the device can have a radially non-expandable near end portion, a radially non-expandable far end portion and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween.
- the device can have backbone struts parallel to the longitudinal axis.
- the backbone struts can each have a near end integral with the near end portion and a far end integral with the far end portion.
- the device can have deformable support struts located between each adjacent backbone strut. Each support strut can be deformable such that, upon longitudinal expansion of the expandable support device from a radially expanded configuration, the adjacent backbone struts approach each other while the support struts deform.
- the device When the device is in a radially expanded configuration, the device can have a lumen along the longitudinal axis. The lumen can be at least partially filled with a filler. An outer cross section of the device perpendicular to the longitudinal axis when the device is in a radially expanded configuration can be quadrilateral. At least one support strut can have a bend when the device is in a radially contracted configuration. The bend can defines an edge having a surface that is coincidental with the outer surface of the expandable support device.
- the device can have a radially non-expandable near end portion, a radially non-expandable far end portion and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween.
- the device can have backbone struts parallel to the longitudinal axis.
- the backbone struts can each have a near end integral with the near end portion and a far end integral with the far end portion.
- the device can have deformable support struts located between each adjacent backbone strut. At least a first support strut and a second support strut located between an adjacent pair of backbone struts can be flat when the device is in a radially expanded configuration.
- Each support strut can be deformable such that, upon longitudinal expansion of the expandable support device from a radially expanded configuration, the adjacent backbone struts approach each other while the support struts deform.
- a first length of the backbone struts can be the same shape as the first length of the backbone struts when the device is in a radially expanded configuration.
- the device When the device is in a radially expandable configuration, the device can have a lumen along the longitudinal axis. The lumen can be at least partially filled with a filler.
- An outer cross section of the device perpendicular to the longitudinal axis when the device is in a radially expanded configuration can be quadrilateral.
- At least one support strut can have a bend when the device is in a radially contracted configuration.
- the bend can define an edge having a surface that is coincidental with the outer surface of the expandable support device.
- a flat plane can be defined by the outer surfaces of the support struts between a first backbone strut and a second backbone strut adjacent to the first backbone strut.
- a method for repairing a damaged section of a spine can include expanding an expandable support device in a treatment site such as a damaged section of bone (e.g., vertebra) or soft tissue (e.g., vertebral disc).
- the expandable support device can be loaded on a balloon during the expanding.
- the expansion of the device may be accomplished as described herein.
- the expansion may include can include inflation of a balloon-type expansion device. Inflating the balloon can include inflating the balloon equal to or greater than about 5,000 kPa of internal pressure, or equal to or greater than about 10,000 kPa of internal pressure.
- Expandable support devices for orthopedic applications, deployment tools and methods for using that same that can be deployed in a minimally invasive procedure are disclosed.
- the expandable support devices can be deployed through 0.25 in. to 0.5 in. incisions.
- the expandable support devices can be, for example, metal and/or polymer self-assembling, self-forming structures. Imaging modalities can be used to maneuver the expandable support device inside the patient.
- expandable support devices, deployment tools and methods are disclosed for removing, resizing, and repositioning the expandable support devices are disclosed.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a variation of the implant in an unexpanded configuration.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of the variation of the implant of FIG. 1 in an expanded configuration.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of the variation of the implant of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 shows a variation of the view along line 4 - 4 in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 5 illustrates a side view of the variation of the implant of FIG. 1 in an expanded configuration.
- FIG. 6 shows a variation of the view along line 6 - 6 in FIG. 4
- FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate a variation of a method for using a delivery system for the expandable support element.
- FIGS. 9 through 11 illustrate a variation of a method for accessing a treatment site in the vertebra.
- FIG. 12 illustrates various variations of methods for deploying the expandable support device to the vertebral column.
- FIGS. 13 through 15 illustrate a variation of a method for deploying the expandable support device into the treatment site in the vertebra.
- FIGS. 16 and 17 illustrate a variation of a method for deploying the expandable support device into the treatment site in the vertebra.
- FIGS. 18 and 19 illustrate a variation of a method for deploying one or more expandable support devices into one or more treatment sites in the vertebra.
- FIG. 20 illustrates a variation of a method for deploying the expandable support device into the treatment site in the vertebra.
- FIG. 21 illustrates a variation of a method for deploying the expandable support device into the treatment site in the vertebra.
- FIG. 22 illustrates a variation of a method for deploying multiple expandable support devices into one or more treatment sites in the vertebra.
- FIGS. 23 and 24 illustrate a variation of a method for deploying the expandable support device into the treatment site in the vertebra.
- FIGS. 25 and 26 illustrate a variation of a method for deploying the expandable support device between vertebral bodies.
- FIGS. 27 through 29 illustrate a variation of a method for adjusting and/or retracting the expandable support device with an engagement device.
- FIGS. 30 through 32 illustrate a variation of a method for adjusting and/or retracting the expandable support device with an engagement device.
- FIGS. 33 and 35 illustrate a variation of a method for splitting the expandable support device with an engagement device.
- FIG. 34 illustrates a variation of the engagement device having a cutting blade.
- FIGS. 36 a and 36 b illustrate variations of a first portion and second portion, respectively, of the expandable support device that has been slit.
- FIG. 37 illustrates a variation of a method for adjusting and/or retracting the expandable support device.
- FIG. 38 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a method for deploying the expandable support device in a bone.
- FIGS. 39 through 41 illustrate a variation of a method for overdeploying the expandable support device.
- FIGS. 42 through 46 illustrate a method for deploying the expandable support device.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a biocompatible implant used for tissue repair, including, but not limited to repair of bone fractures such as spinal compression fractures, and/or repairing soft tissue damage, such as herniated/diseased vertebral discs.
- the impant can be used to perform vertebroplasty, and/or the implant can be used as a partial and/or complete vertebra and/or vertebral disc replacement, and/or for vertebral fixation.
- the implant can be an expandable support device 2 , for example a stent.
- the expandable support device 2 can have a longitudinal axis 4 .
- the expandable support devices 2 can be used to provide structural reinforcement from inside one or more bones, as a replacement for one or more bones, or between bones.
- the expandable support devices can be used for a variety of orthopedic locations, such as in the vertebral column, for example, to treat compression fractures.
- Examples of expandable support devices and methods for use of expandable support devices, as well as devices for deploying the expandable support devices include those disclosed in the following applications which are all incorporated herein in their entireties: PCT Application Nos. US2005/034115, filed 21 Sep. 2005; US2005/034742, filed 26 Sep. 2005; US2005/034728, filed 26 Sep. 2005; US2005/037126, filed 12 Oct. 2005; U.S. Provisional Application Nos.
- the expandable support device 2 can have a plurality of backbone struts 12 .
- the backbone struts 12 can connect a near end portion 13 and a far end portion 14 .
- the backbone struts 12 can each have a near end and a far end affixed to the respective end portions 13 and 14 .
- the expandable support device 2 can be constructed of separate structures that are fixed, integrated or otherwise joined together.
- the expandable support device 2 can be fabricated from a uniform stock of material (e.g., via laser cutting or electrical discharge machining (EDM)).
- Adjacent backbone struts can be joined by a number of deformable support struts 10 .
- the support struts 10 can have a thinner cross sectional thickness than most of the remainder of the stent. This feature allows for pre-determined deformation of the stent 2 to take place.
- the support struts 10 may also serve to distribute load across the backbone strut. In such cases, the number of support struts will determine the degree to which the backbone struts are supported.
- the expansion ratio of the expandable support device 2 can be, for example, about 3 or about 4 times the initial diameter of the expandable support device 2 .
- the expansion ratio can be selected as required for the particular procedure.
- the expandable support device 2 in the pre-expanded configuration can have an initial diameter of about 6.3 mm (0.25 in.), while in the expanded configuration, the diameter can be about 9.5 mm (0.37 in.).
- the expandable support device 2 can have an initial diameter of about 5 mm (0.2 in.), while in the expanded configuration, the diameter can be about 20 mm (0.8 in.).
- the cross-sectional shape of the expandable support device 2 can be circular, triangular, oval, rectangular, square, or any type of polygon and/or rounded, and/or tapered shape.
- the expandable support device 2 can form a polygon-type shape, or other shape as discussed herein.
- FIG. 2 illustrates that the expandable support device 2 can expand such that the backbone struts 12 can expand away from the longitudinal axis 4 .
- the backbone struts 12 can remain substantially parallel to the axis 4 .
- the support struts 10 can be configured to limit the expansion of the backbone struts 12 .
- the backbone struts 12 can be configured to prevent the backbone struts 12 from buckling.
- the adjacent backbone struts 12 and accompanying support struts 10 can form a side of the implant.
- the inventive device can have three or more sides, for example with the requisite number of backbone supports.
- the cross sectional areas of the expandable support device can include triangular shapes, square shapes, rectangular shapes, and any type of polygon-shaped structure, for example when the expandable support device 2 is in an expanded configuration.
- the longitudinal length of each side of the expandable support device 2 can be equal to the other sides or sides of the expandable support device 2 .
- the longitudinal length of each side of the expandable support device 2 can be substantially different than the other sides or sides of the expandable support device 2 .
- the expandable support device 2 can have one or more ingrowth ports (not shown).
- the ingrowth ports can be configured to encourage biological tissue ingrowth therethrough during use.
- the ingrowth ports can be configured to releasably and/or fixedly attach to a deployment tool or other tool.
- the ingrowth ports can be configured to increase, and/or decrease, and/or focus pressure against the surrounding biological tissue during use.
- the ingrowth ports can be configured to increase and/or decrease the stiffness of either the backbone or support struts.
- the expandable support device 2 can have any number of support struts 10 .
- the support struts 10 can have a substantially “V”-like shape that deforms or expands as the implant expands, such as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the shape of the support struts 10 can be shapes other than the substantially “V”-like shape.
- the struts 10 can be configured as any shape to accommodate the expansion of the implant 2 . Such shapes can include a substantially “U”-like shape, a substantially “W”-like configuration, an substantially “S”-like configuration.
- the struts can have a combination of configurations in the same expandable support device 2 , for example, to time the expansion of portions of the implant or otherwise control the profile of the implant during expansion.
- the expandable support device 2 can have a wall thickness from about 0.25 mm (0.098 in.) to about 5 mm (0.2 in.), for example about 1 mm (0.04 in.).
- the expandable support device 2 can have an inner diameter (e.g., between farthest opposing backbone structures).
- the inner diameter can be from about 1 mm (0.04 in.) to about 30 mm (1.2 in.), for example about 6 mm (0.2 in.).
- the wall thickness and/or the inner diameter can vary with respect to the length along the longitudinal axis 4 .
- the wall thickness and/or the inner diameter can vary with respect to the angle formed with a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis 4 .
- the wall thickness can be reduced at points where deformation is desired. For example, the wall thickness of the support struts 10 can be reduced where the backbone structure meets the end portions.
- FIG. 3 illustrates that the implant 2 can have near and far end portions 13 and 14 .
- the near and far end portions 13 and 14 can be attached to each backbone strut via a near and far end of the backbone strut 12 .
- FIG. 4 illustrates a front view of the implant 2 taken along the line 4 - 4 of FIG. 3 .
- the end portions of the expandable support device 2 can have openings 16 .
- the opening 16 can be threaded to accommodate a threaded member.
- One or both of the end portions can be solid which allows for filling of the expandable support device 2 with materials described herein.
- the end portions can be expandable.
- the end portions can be non-expandable (i.e., rigid).
- FIG. 5 illustrates that after expansion the backbone struts 18 can remain parallel to the longitudinal axis 4 and the ends of the backbone struts can form a taper with the near and far end portions 13 and 14 .
- FIG. 6 illustrates a front view taken along the line 6 - 6 of FIG. 5 of the expandable support device 2 .
- the expandable support device 2 can have a square cross sectional shape as the backbone struts 12 remain parallel to the longitudinal axis 4 .
- the expandable support device 2 can have one or more protrusions on the surface of the expandable support device 2 .
- the protrusions can have features such as tissue hooks, and/or barbs, and/or cleats.
- the protrusions can be integral with and/or fixedly or removably attached to the expandable support device 2 .
- the expandable support device 2 can be configured (e.g., on the support struts 10 or other parts of the implant) to burrow into soft bone (e.g., cancellous or diseased), for example, until the device fully expands, or until the device hits the harder vertebral endplates.
- any or all elements of the expandable support device 2 and/or other devices or apparatuses described herein can be made from, for example, a single or multiple stainless steel alloys, nickel titanium alloys (e.g., Nitinol), cobalt-chrome alloys (e.g., ELGILOY® from Elgin Specialty Metals, Elgin, Ill.; CONICHROME® from Carpenter Metals Corp., Wyomissing, Pa.), nickel-cobalt alloys (e.g., MP35N® from Magellan Industrial Trading Company, Inc., Westport, Conn.), molybdenum alloys (e.g., molybdenum TZM alloy, for example as disclosed in International Pub.
- nickel titanium alloys e.g., Nitinol
- cobalt-chrome alloys e.g., ELGILOY® from Elgin Specialty Metals, Elgin, Ill.; CONICHROME® from Carpenter Metals Corp., Wyomissing
- WO 03/082363 A2 published 9 Oct. 2003, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety
- tungsten-rhenium alloys for example, as disclosed in International Pub. No. WO 03/082363
- polymers such as polyethylene teraphathalate (PET), polyester (e.g., DACRON® from E. I.
- any or all elements of the expandable support device 2 and/or other devices or apparatuses described herein can be, have, and/or be completely or partially coated with agents and/or a matrix a matrix for cell ingrowth or used with a fabric, for example a covering (not shown) that acts as a matrix for cell ingrowth.
- the matrix and/or fabric can be, for example, polyester (e.g., DACRON® from E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Del.), polypropylene, PTFE, ePTFE, nylon, extruded collagen, silicone or combinations thereof.
- the expandable support device 2 and/or elements of the expandable support device 2 and/or other devices or apparatuses described herein (e.g., including all deployment tools and their elements described below) and/or the fabric can be filled, coated, layered and/or otherwise made with and/or from cements, fillers, glues, and/or an agent delivery matrix known to one having ordinary skill in the art and/or a therapeutic and/or diagnostic agent. Any of these cements and/or fillers and/or glues can be osteogenic and osteoinductive growth factors.
- cements and/or fillers examples include bone chips, demineralized bone matrix (DBM), calcium sulfate, coralline hydroxyapatite, biocoral, tricalcium phosphate, calcium phosphate, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), biodegradable ceramics, bioactive glasses, hyaluronic acid, lactoferrin, bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) such as recombinant human bone morphogenetic proteins (rhBMPs), other materials described herein, or combinations thereof.
- DBM demineralized bone matrix
- PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
- BMPs bone morphogenic proteins
- rhBMPs recombinant human bone morphogenetic proteins
- the agents within these matrices can include any agent disclosed herein or combinations thereof, including radioactive materials; radiopaque materials; cytogenic agents; cytotoxic agents; cytostatic agents; thrombogenic agents, for example polyurethane, cellulose acetate polymer mixed with bismuth trioxide, and ethylene vinyl alcohol; lubricious, hydrophilic materials; phosphor cholene; anti-inflammatory agents, for example non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) such as cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) inhibitors (e.g., acetylsalicylic acid, for example ASPIRIN® from Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany; ibuprofen, for example ADVIL® from Wyeth, Collegeville, Pa.; indomethacin; mefenamic acid), COX-2 inhibitors (e.g., VIOXX® from Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J.; CELEBREX®
- FIG. 7 illustrates that the expandable support device 2 can be loaded in a collapsed (i.e., contracted) configuration onto a deployment tool 38 .
- the deployment tool 38 can have an expandable balloon catheter as known to those having an ordinary level of skill in the art.
- the deployment tool 38 can have a catheter 40 .
- the catheter 40 can have a fluid conduit 42 .
- the fluid conduit 42 can be in fluid communication with a balloon 44 .
- the balloon 44 and the deployment tool 38 can be the balloon 44 and deployment tool 38 as described by PCT Application No. US2005/033965 filed 21 Sep. 2005, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the balloon 44 can be configured to receive a fluid pressure of at least about 5,000 kPa (50 atm), more narrowly at least about 10,000 kPa (100 atm), for example at least about 14,000 kPa (140 atm).
- the expandable support device 2 can be deployed and/or expanded with a force from a mechanical actuation device (e.g., as opposed to the balloon expansion). For example, the ends of the expandable support device 2 can move, or be moved, together to expand the backbone struts outward.
- the expandable support device 2 can be configured to be self-expand upon the removal of a restraint (e.g., when the expandable support device 2 is constructed from a resilient or super-elastic material).
- the expandable support device 2 can be made from a shape memory alloy that can have a pre-determined transition temperature such that expansion takes place due to temperature changes passively (e.g., from the patient's body heat) or actively (e.g., from thermal and/or electrical energy delivered to the expandable support device 2 from outside the patient) created during or after implantation.
- the expandable support device 2 can be locked into the expanded configured with a locking structure (e.g., a center strut, ratchet type mechanism, screw, locking arm, combinations thereof) that can be integral with or separate from the remainder of the expandable support device 2 .
- the expandable support device 2 can be “locked” into the expanded position by filing the expandable support device 2 with cement, filler (bone chips, calcium sulfate, coralline hydroxyapatite, Biocoral, tricalcium phosphate, calcium phosphate, PMMA, bone morphogenic proteins, other materials described herein, or combinations thereof.
- the deployment tool 38 can be a pair of wedges, an expandable jack, other expansion tools, or combinations thereof
- FIG. 8 illustrates that the fluid pressure in the fluid conduit 42 and balloon can increase, thereby inflating the balloon 44 , as shown by arrows.
- the expandable support device 2 can expand, for example, due to pressure from the balloon 44 .
- FIGS. 9 (side view) and 10 (top view) illustrates a group of bones, such as vertebral column 46 , that can have one or more bones, such as vertebra 48 , separated from the other vertebra 48 by soft tissue, such as vertebral discs 50 .
- the vertebra 48 can have a target or damage site 52 , for example a compression fracture.
- An access tool 54 can be used to gain access to the damage site 52 and or increase the size of the damage site 52 to allow deployment of the expandable support device 2 .
- the access tool 54 can be a rotating or vibrating drill 56 that can have a handle 58 .
- the drill 56 can be operating, as shown by arrows 60 .
- the drill 56 can then be translated, as shown by arrow 62 , toward and into the vertebra 48 so as to pass into the damage site 52 .
- FIG. 11 illustrates that the access tool 54 can be translated, as shown by arrow, to remove tissue at the damage site 52 .
- the access tool 54 can create an access port 64 at the surface of the vertebra 48 .
- the access port 64 can open to the damage site 52 .
- the access tool 54 can then be removed from the vertebra 48 .
- FIG. 12 illustrates that a first deployment tool 38 a can enter through the subject's back.
- the first deployment tool 38 a can enter through a first incision 66 a in skin 68 on the posterior side of the subject near the vertebral column 46 .
- the first deployment tool 38 a can be translated, as shown by arrow 70 , to position a first expandable support device 2 a into a first damage site 52 a.
- the first access port 64 a can be on the posterior side of the vertebra 48 .
- a second deployment tool 38 b can enter through a second incision 66 b (as shown) in the skin 68 on the posterior or the first incision 66 a .
- the second deployment tool 38 b can be translated through muscle (not shown), around nerves 72 , and anterior of the vertebral column 46 .
- the second deployment tool 38 b can be steerable.
- the second deployment tool 38 b can be steered, as shown by arrow 74 , to align the distal tip of the second expandable support device 2 b with a second access port 64 b on a second damage site 52 b .
- the second access port 64 b can face anteriorly.
- the second deployment tool 38 b can translate, as shown by arrow 76 , to position the second expandable support device 2 in the second damage site 52 b.
- the vertebra 48 can have multiple damage sites 52 and expandable support devices 2 deployed therein.
- the expandable support devices 2 can be deployed from the anterior, posterior, either or both lateral, superior, inferior, any angle, or combinations of the directions thereof.
- FIGS. 13 and 14 illustrate translating, as shown by arrow, the deployment tool 38 loaded with the expandable support device 2 through the access port 64 .
- FIG. 15 illustrates locating the expandable support device 2 on the deployment tool 38 in the damage site 52 .
- FIGS. 16 and 17 illustrate that the deployment tool 38 can be deployed from the posterior side of the vertebral column 46 .
- the deployment tool 38 can be deployed off-center, for example, when approaching the posterior side of the vertebral column 46 .
- FIGS. 18 and 19 illustrate that first and second deployment tools 38 a and 38 b can position and deploy first and second expandable support devices 2 a and 2 b simultaneously, and/or in the same vertebra 48 and into the same or different damage sites 52 a and 52 b.
- FIG. 20 illustrates that the fluid pressure in the fluid conduit 42 and the balloon 44 can increase, thereby inflating the balloon 44 , as shown by arrows.
- the expandable support device 2 can expand, for example, due to pressure from the balloon 44 .
- the balloon 44 can be expanded until the expandable support device 2 is substantially fixed to the vertebra 48 .
- the balloon 44 and/or the expandable support device 2 can reshape the vertebral column 46 to a more natural configuration during expansion of the balloon 44 .
- FIG. 21 illustrates that the access port 64 can be made close to the disc 50 , for example when the damage site 52 is close to the disc 50 .
- the deployment tool 38 can be inserted through the access port 64 and the expandable support device 2 can be deployed as described supra.
- FIG. 22 a front view of the vertebral column, illustrates that more than one expandable support device 2 can be deployed into a single vertebra 48 .
- a first expandable support device (not shown) can be inserted through a first access port 64 a and deployed in a first damage site 52 a
- a second expandable support device (not shown) can be inserted through a first access port 64 a and deployed in a second damage site 52 b.
- the first access port 64 a can be substantially centered with respect to the first damage site 52 a .
- the first expandable support device (not shown) can expand, as shown by arrows 78 , substantially equidirectionally, aligned with the center of the first access port 64 a .
- the second access port 64 b can be substantially not centered with respect to the second damage site 52 b .
- the second expandable support device (not shown) can substantially anchor to a side of the damage site 52 and/or the surface of the disc 50 , and then expand, as shown by arrows 80 , substantially directionally away from the disc 50 .
- FIG. 23 illustrates that the fluid pressure can be released from the balloon 44 , and the balloon 44 can return to a pre-deployment configuration, leaving the expandable support element substantially fixed to the vertebra 48 at the damage site 52 .
- the access port 64 can have an access port diameter 82 .
- the access port diameter 82 can be from about 1.5 mm (0.060 in.) to about 40 mm (2 in.), for example about 8 mm (0.3 in.).
- the access port diameter 82 can be a result of the size of the access tool 54 .
- the damage site 52 can have a deployed diameter 84 .
- the deployed diameter 84 can be from about 1.5 mm (0.060 in.) to about 120 mm (4.7 in.), for example about 20 mm (0.8 in.).
- the deployed diameter 84 can be greater than, equal to, or less than the access port diameter 82 .
- FIG. 24 illustrates that the deployment tool 38 can be removed, as shown by arrow, from the vertebra 48 after the expandable support device 2 is deployed.
- FIGS. 25 and 26 illustrate the expandable support device 2 can be placed between the vertebral bodies into a defect 52 of the vertebral disc.
- FIG. 25 illustrates an anterior approach to inserting the expandable support member between vertebral bodies.
- FIG. 26 illustrates a posterior approach to inserting the expandable support member.
- the expandable support member can also be inserted from a lateral approach.
- the expandable support device 2 can be configured to create a cavity or otherwise displaces bone and/or tissue to form a space within the target sites during deployment (e.g., during radial expansion).
- the struts of the expandable support device 2 can be configured so the radial expansion of the expandable support device 2 can move and/or compact bone/tissue.
- the struts can be configured to be narrow such that, on expansion, the struts move a relatively smaller amount of bone and/or tissue such that the struts do not compact the tissue.
- the expandable support device 2 After the expandable support device 2 has been initially deployed (i.e., inserted, and/or radially expanded) into the treatment site, the expandable support device 2 can be retracted, removed, resized, repositioned, and combinations thereof.
- the expandable support device 2 can be retracted and/or removed, and/or resized, and/or repositioned, for example, about 0 to about 2 months after initial deployment and/or the latest removal, and/or resizing, and/or repositioning.
- FIG. 27 illustrates that the deployment tool 38 , such as an engagement device, can be configured to attach to the implanted expandable support device.
- the engagement device can have one or more engagement elements 100 , such as first and second engagement elements 100 a and 100 b .
- the engagement elements 100 can be on the radial inside and/or radial outside of the engagement device.
- the engagement elements can be on an inner rod 102 that can be translatably and/or rotationally slidably attached to an outer handle 104 .
- the engagement elements 100 can be a screw thread, a keyed slot, a toggle, ball and socket, an interference fit, a clip, a ratchet, a magnet, glue, an expanding anchor clip, an abutment, a hook, or combinations thereof.
- the engagement device can be the deployment device (e.g., the deployment tool or other device originally used to deploy the expandable support device 2 ).
- FIG. 27 illustrates that the engagement device 38 can attach to the expandable support device 2 .
- the expandable support device 2 can be configured to releasably attach to the engagement elements 100 at discrete locations (e.g., along discrete lengths of the inner diameter of the expandable support device 2 ).
- the first engagement element 100 a can attach to the proximal end of the expandable support device 2 .
- the first engagement element 100 a can be an abutment.
- the second engagement element 100 b can attach to the distal end of the expandable support device 2 .
- the second engagement element 100 b can be a threaded outer surface.
- the expandable support device 2 can have a threaded inner radius, for example, that can be configured to engage the threaded outer surface of the second engagement element 100 b.
- FIG. 28 illustrates that a tensile force, as shown by arrows 106 , can be applied to the ends of the expandable support device 2 , for example, via the engagement device 38 and the first and second engagement elements 100 a and 100 b .
- the inner rod 102 can be pushed distally while the outer handle 104 can be concurrently pulled proximally.
- the radius of the expandable support device 2 can contract, as shown by arrows 108 .
- FIG. 29 illustrates that the tensile force, shown by arrows 106 , can longitudinally expand the expandable support device.
- the expandable support device can radially contract, for example, until the expandable support device 2 is in a configuration completely or substantially equivalent to the configuration of the expandable support device 2 before the original deployment of the expandable support device to the treatment site.
- the expandable support device 2 can have a maximum outer radius that is equal to or smaller than the inner radius of the portion (e.g., the outer handle 104 ) of the deployment tool 38 into which the expandable support device 2 can be configured to retract.
- the expandable support device 2 can be withdrawn from the target site, and/or retracted into the engagement device 38 .
- FIG. 30 illustrates that the outer handle 104 can be a sheath and/or a sheath can be radially outside or inside of the outer handle 104 .
- the sheath can have a sheath entry 110 .
- the sheath entry 110 can be at the distal end of the sheath.
- the sheath entry 110 can have a hard material edge, and/or a slippery polymer edge, and/or a tapered edge, and/or an expanding slotted tube front edge, and/or a sacrificial (e.g., breakaway) edge.
- FIG. 31 illustrates that the sheath can be forced over the expandable support device 2 , and/or the expandable support device 2 can be drawn, as shown by arrow 112 , into the sheath.
- FIG. 31 illustrates that the expandable support device 2 can radially contract, as shown by arrows 114 , as the expandable support device 2 is completely or partially translated (e.g., withdrawn, retracted), as shown by arrow 112 , into the sheath.
- the radial contraction of the expandable support device 2 can be resilient or forced deformation.
- FIG. 32 illustrates that the expandable support device 2 can be completely withdrawn or retracted into the sheath.
- the outer radius of the expandable support device 2 can be about equal to and/or smaller than the inner radius of the sheath.
- the deployment tool 38 and expandable support device 2 can be removed from the target site.
- FIG. 33 illustrates a side view of the engagement device 38 deployed through the expandable support device 2 .
- the engagement device 38 can be deployed extending through the expandable support device 2 , for example through a center channel or port.
- FIG. 34 illustrates that the engagement device 38 can have an engagement element 100 that can be configured to unbuckle, tear, split, destroy, separate, cut, break or combinations thereof, the struts 10 .
- the engagement element 100 can be a cutter saw 116 , and/or otherwise have a bladed or sharp proximal side.
- FIG. 35 illustrates that the engagement device 38 can be longitudinally translated, as shown by arrow, for example, drawing the engagement element 100 through the struts 10 .
- the engagement element 100 can unbuckle, tear, split, destroy, separate, cut, break or combinations thereof, the struts 10 .
- the engagement element 100 can partially or completely collapse or buckle the expandable support device 2 , for example within the target or treatment site (e.g., bone cavity).
- FIGS. 36 a and 36 b illustrate that the expandable support device 2 can be separated into two or more expandable support device pieces 118 .
- the expandable support device pieces 118 can be removed and/or repositioned and/or resized individually and/or together from the target site.
- FIG. 37 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a method of adjusting the expandable support device similar to the method illustrated in FIGS. 27 through 29 .
- the first engagement element 100 a can be threading on the radial inside of the outer handle.
- the first engagement element 100 a can be forced toward the second engagement element 100 b (e.g., by pushing the outer handle 104 distally and pulling the inner rod 102 proximally), for example to radially expand and longitudinally contract the expandable support device 2 .
- the first engagement element 100 a can be forced away from the second engagement element 100 b (e.g., by pulling the outer handle 104 proximally and pushing the inner rod 102 distally), for example to radially contract and longitudinally expand the expandable support device 2
- the deployment tool 38 can be rotatably attached to and detached from the expandable support device 2 .
- the outer handle 104 can contact the expandable support device 2 by completely encircling the first engagement element 100 a , and/or by discretely contacting the first engagement element 100 a , for example with a set of individual radially translatable arms that can be detached from the first engagement element 100 a by translating the arms radially outward (or inward if necessary) from the first engagement element 100 a.
- the outer handle 104 and inner rod 102 can be detached and/or reattached in any combination to the expandable support device 2 .
- the expandable support device 2 can be positioned in the target site.
- the expandable support device 2 can then be radially expanded (e.g., by applying a longitudinally compressive force).
- the inner rod 102 can then be detached from the expandable support device 2 .
- the expandable support device 2 can be repositioned by manipulating the expandable support device 2 with the outer handle 104 .
- the outer handle 104 can then be detached from the expandable support device 2 and the deployment tool can be withdrawn from the target site and/or the inner rod 102 can be reattached to the expandable support device 2 and the expandable support device can be radially expanded, and/or radially contracted, and/or repositioned within the target site, and/or removed from the target site.
- FIG. 38 illustrates a cross section of the expandable support device 2 implanted at a treatment site 52 in a bone 48 .
- the expandable support device 2 can have one or more markers, such as a first marker 120 a and/or a second marker 120 b , attach to and/or be integral with the expandable support device 2 . Any number of markers 120 can extend out of the bone 52 .
- the markers 120 can be radiopaque and/or echogenic.
- the markers 120 can be used, for example, to locate the expandable support device 2 (e.g., once the bone 48 has regrown around the treatment site 52 ).
- the expandable support device 2 can be configured to radially contract when a rotational (e.g., twisting) force is applied to the expandable support device 2 .
- the expandable support device 2 can have a completely or partially coiled or otherwise spiral configuration.
- the expandable support device 2 can have a radius or height reduction based on a twisting effect.
- the expandable support device 2 can be configured to be overdeployable. When the expandable support device 2 is overdeployed, the expandable support device 2 can return to a substantially pre-deployment configuration (e.g., having a pre-deployment radius, but in a different configuration otherwise).
- a substantially pre-deployment configuration e.g., having a pre-deployment radius, but in a different configuration otherwise.
- FIGS. 39 through 41 illustrate that the configuration of the struts 10 can cause the expandable support device 2 to have an overdeployment radius substantially equivalent to a pre-deployment radius 122 .
- FIG. 39 illustrates the expandable support device 2 in a pre-deployment configuration.
- a longitudinally compressive force as shown by arrows 124 , can be applied.
- Radial expansion as shown by arrows 126 , can begin, for example due to the longitudinally compressive force.
- FIG. 40 illustrates that when the expandable support device 2 is fully deployed, the expandable support device 2 has no radial expansion.
- the longitudinally compressive forces as shown by arrows 124 , can begin to force the struts longitudinally inward, for example beyond a configuration at the maximum radial expansion of the expandable support device 2 . This overdeployment can cause a decrease in the radius of the expandable support device 2 .
- FIG. 41 illustrates that when the expandable support device 2 is overdeployed, the expandable support device 2 can radially contract, as shown by arrows 128 .
- the expandable support device 2 can have an overdeployment radius 130 substantially equivalent to, or less than, or greater than the pre-deployment radius 122 .
- FIG. 42 illustrates that the expandable support device 2 can have a control element, such as internal control shaft 132 .
- the internal control shaft 132 can be removably attached to the inner rod 102 .
- the remainder of the expandable support element 2 can be removably and/or rotatably attached to the interenal control shaft 132 .
- the internal control shaft 132 can have the first and second engagement elements 100 a and 100 b .
- the expandable support element 2 can have discrete first and second receivers 136 a and 136 b configured to removably attach to the first and second engagement elements 100 a and 100 b , respectively.
- the first and second receivers 136 a and 136 b can be threaded.
- the first engagement element 100 a can have a stop or brake thread 140 , for example configured to interference fit the first receiver 136 a.
- the second engagement element 100 b can be attached to the second receiver 136 b .
- the first engagement element 100 a can be unattached to the first receiver 136 a.
- FIG. 43 illustrates that a compression force, shown by arrows 142 , can be applied to the expandable support device 2 .
- the sliding rod 102 can be pulled proximally and the outside handle 104 can be pushed distally.
- the expandable support device 2 can be attached to the sliding rod 102 via the second engagement element 100 b and the second receiver 136 b .
- the expandable support device 2 can be attached to the outside handle 104 via abutting or otherwise engaging at the first receiver 136 a or other element.
- the compression force can produce radial expansion, as shown by arrows 144 , in the expandable support device 2 .
- FIG. 44 illustrates that once the expandable support device 2 is substantially radial expanded, the inner rod can be rotated, as shown by arrow 146 , with respect to the expandable support device 2 with the exception of the inner control shaft 148 .
- the expandable support device can be held rotationally stationary by the target site and/or by engagement between the outside handle and the expandable support device 2 .
- the inner control shaft 132 can rotate as shown by arrow 148 .
- the rotation of the second engagement element 100 b with respect to the second receiver 136 b can force the control shaft 132 to translate, as shown by arrow 150 , with respect to the expandable support device 2 .
- the expandable support device 2 can radially expand during the translation shown by the arrow 150 .
- FIG. 45 illustrates that during the translation shown by arrow 150 in FIG. 44 , the first engagement element 100 a can engage the first receiver 136 a .
- the second engagement element 100 b can remain engaged to the second receiver 136 b .
- the inner rod 102 , control shaft 132 , and first engagement element 136 a can rotate with respect to the remainder of the expandable support device 2 , for example until a safety element, such as the brake thread 140 , stops the rotation.
- the brake thread 140 can interference fit with the first receiver 136 a .
- the brake thread 140 can provide sufficient resistance to friction fit with the first receiver 136 a .
- the safety element e.g., stop or brake thread
- FIG. 46 illustrates that the inner control shaft 132 can be detached from the inner rod 102 , for example at a coupling point 152 .
- the coupling point 152 can include one or more detachable attachment elements, such as hooks, pegs and holes, thread knots and holes, radially translatable arms, teeth, threads, or combinations thereof.
- the inner control shaft 132 can have corresponding detachable attachment elements, such as threads 154 .
- the threads can be in the same direction (e.g., with higher coefficients of friction) as the threads of the first and second engagement elements 100 a and 100 b , or counter-threaded with respect to the threads of the first and second engagement elements 100 a and 100 b .
- the coupling point 152 can be detached by deactivating or otherwise detaching the detachable attachment elements.
- the inner rod 102 can be rotated or counter rotated as necessary, as shown by arrow.
- the inner control shaft 132 can remain rotationally fixed because, for example, the target site has substantially fixed the expandable support device and the brake thread 140 can fix the inner control shaft 132 to the expandable support device 2 .
- the deployment tool 38 can be removed from the target site.
- the expandable support device 2 can remain in the target site, for example, fixed in the deployed configuration (e.g., unable to substantially radially or longitudinally expand or contract) and/or bolstered by the inner control shaft 132 .
- the deployment tool 38 can re-engage the expandable support device 2 and the above steps can be reversed to radially contract and retract, reposition, and/or remove the expandable support device 2 in or from the target site.
- the expandable support device 2 can have a mechanical key or locking bar that can fix the expandable support device 2 in an expanded or otherwise deployed configuration.
- the expandable support device 2 can be repositioned, and/or removed and/or resized (e.g., deconstructed), for example, automatically, resiliently radially compressed.
- the expandable support device can be subject to fatigue, for example, to increase material brittleness resulting in fracture.
- the fractured pieces of the expandable support device can be removed, for example, by suction and irrigation.
- the engagement element can be a small grabber or gripper.
- the engagement element can induce oscillating motion in the struts.
- the oscillating motion can cause strut fatigue and failure, for example in the struts and/or in the joints.
- the oscillating motion can be ultrasonic, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or combinations thereof.
- the expandable support device 2 can have receiving elements to engage the engagement elements.
- the receiving elements can be hooks, barbs, threads, flanges, wedge shaped slots, dovetails, hinges, key holes, or combinations thereof.
- the expandable support device 2 can have a leader.
- the leader can be a heavy wire.
- the leader can guide the engagement device into and/or over the implant.
- the engagement device 38 can radially contract the implant, for example, using a method described herein.
- the engagement device 38 and/or another tool can drill or otherwise destroy bone and/or other tissue to access the expandable support device 2 .
- the tissue surrounding the expandable support device 2 can be destroyed (e.g., chemically and/or electrically and/or thermally, such as by cauterization or electro-cauterization).
- the expandable support device 2 can be removed and/or repositioned and/or resized once the surrounding tissue is completely or substantially destroyed.
- the expandable support device 2 can be mechanically destroyed.
- the expandable support device can be mechanically compressed, for example by applying external radially and/or axially (i.e., longitudinally) contracting jaws.
- a snipper and/or microgrinder and/or saw can mechanically destroy the expandable support device.
- the expandable support device 2 can be chemically destroyed using RF energy.
- UV energy can be delivered to dissolve a plastic expandable support device.
- the expandable support device 2 can be biodegradable.
- the expandable support device 2 can be made from biodegradable materials known to those having ordinary skill in the art.
- the expandable support device 2 can be made from a magnesium based alloy that can degrade or a biodegrading polymer for example, PGA, PLA, PLLA, PCL.
- the expandable support device 2 can be configured to device designed to dissolve when exposed to selected materials (e.g., in solution). For example, acetone can be applied to the expandable support device (e.g., made from PMMA). The surrounding tissues can be protected and/or the expandable support device can be fluidly contained before the dissolving solution is applied.
- selected materials e.g., in solution.
- acetone can be applied to the expandable support device (e.g., made from PMMA).
- the surrounding tissues can be protected and/or the expandable support device can be fluidly contained before the dissolving solution is applied.
- the expandable support device 2 can be dissolved, for example, by exposing the expandable support device to an electrolyte and electricity.
- Imaging methods can be used in combination with the methods for deploying the expandable support device described herein.
- imaging methods can be used to guide the expandable support device during deployment.
- the expandable support device 2 can have imaging markers (e.g., echogenic, radiopaque), for example to signal the three-dimensinal orientation and location of the expandable support device during use of an imaging modality.
- Imaging modalities include ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, fMRI), computer tomography (CT scans) and computed axial tomography (CAT scans), radiographs (x-rays), fluoroscopy, diffuse optical tomography, elastography, electrical impedance tomography, optoacoustic imaging, positron emission tomography, and combinations thereof.
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Abstract
Description
- This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/014,006, filed Jan. 14, 2008, which is a continuation of PCT Application No. PCT/US2006/027601, filed Jul. 14, 2006, which claims the benefit to U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 60/699,576 filed Jul. 14, 2005, and 60/752,183 filed Dec. 19, 2005, which are all herein incorporated by reference in their entireties.
- This invention relates to devices for providing support for biological tissue, for example to repair spinal compression fractures, and methods of using the same.
- Vertebroplasty is an image-guided, minimally invasive, nonsurgical therapy used to strengthen a broken vertebra that has been weakened by disease, such as osteoporosis or cancer. Vertebroplasty is often used to treat compression fractures, such as those caused by osteoporosis, cancer, or stress.
- Vertebroplasty is often performed on patients too elderly or frail to tolerate open spinal surgery, or with bones too weak for surgical spinal repair. Patients with vertebral damage due to a malignant tumor may sometimes benefit from vertebroplasty. The procedure can also be used in younger patients whose osteoporosis is caused by long-term steroid treatment or a metabolic disorder.
- Vertebroplasty can increase the patient's functional abilities, allow a return to the previous level of activity, and prevent further vertebral collapse. Vertebroplasty attempts to also alleviate the pain caused by a compression fracture.
- Vertebroplasty is often accomplished by injecting an orthopedic cement mixture through a needle into the fractured bone. The cement mixture can leak from the bone, potentially entering a dangerous location such as the spinal canal. The cement mixture, which is naturally viscous, is difficult to inject through small diameter needles, and thus many practitioners choose to “thin out” the cement mixture to improve cement injection, which ultimately exacerbates the leakage problems. The flow of the cement liquid also naturally follows the path of least resistance once it enters the bone—naturally along the cracks formed during the compression fracture. This further exacerbates the leakage.
- The mixture also fills or substantially fills the cavity of the compression fracture and is limited to certain chemical composition, thereby limiting the amount of otherwise beneficial compounds that can be added to the fracture zone to improve healing. Further, a balloon must first be inserted in the compression fracture and the vertebra must be expanded before the cement is injected into the newly formed space.
- A vertebroplasty device and method that eliminates or reduces the risks and complexity of the existing art is desired. A vertebroplasty device and method that is not based on injecting a liquid directly into the compression fracture zone is desired.
- An expandable support device for performing completely implantable spinal repair is disclosed. The device may include a near end portion and a far end portion with a number of backbone struts extending therebetween. The near and far end portions may be closed or have passage openings. In one variation of the invention the end portions can be non-expandable and can cause the implant to form a tapered profile when expanded. Adjacent backbone struts in the implant can be connected by a number of deformable support struts. The adjacent backbone struts can be affixed together or integral (e.g., when laser cut from a tube or other extrusion type piece).
- The structure of the implant device can permit expansion in a number of directions. Variations of the implant can assume different cross-sectional shapes , where such shapes include a square, rectangular, triangular, or any such type of polygon where the sides are defined by the adjacent backbone struts and associated connecting support struts. Furthermore, the shapes may also be rounded, tapered, rectangular (e.g., where the aspect ratio may not be 1 to 1.)
- An expandable support device for placement within or between spinal vertebral bodies is disclosed. The device can have a radially non-expandable near end portion, a radially non-expandable far end portion and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The device can have backbone struts parallel to the longitudinal axis. The backbone struts can each have a near end integral with the near end portion and a far end integral with the far end portion. The device can have deformable support struts located between each adjacent backbone strut. The support struts can have a support strut width perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The support struts can have a support strut thickness parallel to the longitudinal axis. The support strut width can be greater than the support strut thickness. Each support strut can be deformable such that, upon longitudinal expansion of the expandable support device from a radially expanded configuration, the adjacent backbone struts approach each other while the support struts deform. One or more of the support struts can have a bend when the device is in a radially contracted configuration. The bend can define an edge having a surface that is coincidental with the outer surface of the expandable support device. When the device is in a radially contracted configuration a first length of the backbone struts can be the same shape as the first length of the backbone struts when the device is in a radially expanded configuration. When the device is in a radially expanded configuration, the device can have a lumen along the longitudinal axis. The lumen can be at least partially filled with a filler. An outer cross section of the device perpendicular to the longitudinal axis when the device is in a radially expanded configuration can be quadrilateral. Lengths of at least two backbone struts can be parallel with each other when the device is in a radially expanded configuration.
- An expandable support device for placement within or between spinal vertebral bodies is disclosed. The device can have a radially non-expandable near end portion, a radially non-expandable far end portion and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The device can have backbone struts parallel to the longitudinal axis. The backbone struts can each have a near end integral with the near end portion and a far end integral with the far end portion. The device can have deformable support struts located between each adjacent backbone strut. Each support strut can be deformable such that, upon longitudinal expansion of the expandable support device from a radially expanded configuration, the adjacent backbone struts approach each other while the support struts deform. When the device is in a radially expanded configuration, the device can have a lumen along the longitudinal axis. The lumen can be at least partially filled with a filler. An outer cross section of the device perpendicular to the longitudinal axis when the device is in a radially expanded configuration can be quadrilateral. At least one support strut can have a bend when the device is in a radially contracted configuration. The bend can defines an edge having a surface that is coincidental with the outer surface of the expandable support device.
- An expandable support device for placement within or between spinal vertebral bodies is disclosed. The device can have a radially non-expandable near end portion, a radially non-expandable far end portion and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The device can have backbone struts parallel to the longitudinal axis. The backbone struts can each have a near end integral with the near end portion and a far end integral with the far end portion. The device can have deformable support struts located between each adjacent backbone strut. At least a first support strut and a second support strut located between an adjacent pair of backbone struts can be flat when the device is in a radially expanded configuration. Each support strut can be deformable such that, upon longitudinal expansion of the expandable support device from a radially expanded configuration, the adjacent backbone struts approach each other while the support struts deform. When the device is in a radially contracted configuration a first length of the backbone struts can be the same shape as the first length of the backbone struts when the device is in a radially expanded configuration. When the device is in a radially expandable configuration, the device can have a lumen along the longitudinal axis. The lumen can be at least partially filled with a filler. An outer cross section of the device perpendicular to the longitudinal axis when the device is in a radially expanded configuration can be quadrilateral. At least one support strut can have a bend when the device is in a radially contracted configuration. The bend can define an edge having a surface that is coincidental with the outer surface of the expandable support device. A flat plane can be defined by the outer surfaces of the support struts between a first backbone strut and a second backbone strut adjacent to the first backbone strut.
- A method for repairing a damaged section of a spine is also disclosed. The method can include expanding an expandable support device in a treatment site such as a damaged section of bone (e.g., vertebra) or soft tissue (e.g., vertebral disc). The expandable support device can be loaded on a balloon during the expanding. The expansion of the device may be accomplished as described herein. For example, the expansion may include can include inflation of a balloon-type expansion device. Inflating the balloon can include inflating the balloon equal to or greater than about 5,000 kPa of internal pressure, or equal to or greater than about 10,000 kPa of internal pressure.
- Expandable support devices for orthopedic applications, deployment tools and methods for using that same that can be deployed in a minimally invasive procedure are disclosed. For example, the expandable support devices can be deployed through 0.25 in. to 0.5 in. incisions. The expandable support devices can be, for example, metal and/or polymer self-assembling, self-forming structures. Imaging modalities can be used to maneuver the expandable support device inside the patient.
- Further, expandable support devices, deployment tools and methods are disclosed for removing, resizing, and repositioning the expandable support devices are disclosed.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a variation of the implant in an unexpanded configuration. -
FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of the variation of the implant ofFIG. 1 in an expanded configuration. -
FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of the variation of the implant ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4 shows a variation of the view along line 4-4 inFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 5 illustrates a side view of the variation of the implant ofFIG. 1 in an expanded configuration. -
FIG. 6 shows a variation of the view along line 6-6 inFIG. 4 -
FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate a variation of a method for using a delivery system for the expandable support element. -
FIGS. 9 through 11 illustrate a variation of a method for accessing a treatment site in the vertebra. -
FIG. 12 illustrates various variations of methods for deploying the expandable support device to the vertebral column. -
FIGS. 13 through 15 illustrate a variation of a method for deploying the expandable support device into the treatment site in the vertebra. -
FIGS. 16 and 17 illustrate a variation of a method for deploying the expandable support device into the treatment site in the vertebra. -
FIGS. 18 and 19 illustrate a variation of a method for deploying one or more expandable support devices into one or more treatment sites in the vertebra. -
FIG. 20 illustrates a variation of a method for deploying the expandable support device into the treatment site in the vertebra. -
FIG. 21 illustrates a variation of a method for deploying the expandable support device into the treatment site in the vertebra. -
FIG. 22 illustrates a variation of a method for deploying multiple expandable support devices into one or more treatment sites in the vertebra. -
FIGS. 23 and 24 illustrate a variation of a method for deploying the expandable support device into the treatment site in the vertebra. -
FIGS. 25 and 26 illustrate a variation of a method for deploying the expandable support device between vertebral bodies. -
FIGS. 27 through 29 illustrate a variation of a method for adjusting and/or retracting the expandable support device with an engagement device. -
FIGS. 30 through 32 illustrate a variation of a method for adjusting and/or retracting the expandable support device with an engagement device. -
FIGS. 33 and 35 illustrate a variation of a method for splitting the expandable support device with an engagement device. -
FIG. 34 illustrates a variation of the engagement device having a cutting blade. -
FIGS. 36a and 36b illustrate variations of a first portion and second portion, respectively, of the expandable support device that has been slit. -
FIG. 37 illustrates a variation of a method for adjusting and/or retracting the expandable support device. -
FIG. 38 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a method for deploying the expandable support device in a bone. -
FIGS. 39 through 41 illustrate a variation of a method for overdeploying the expandable support device. -
FIGS. 42 through 46 illustrate a method for deploying the expandable support device. -
FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a biocompatible implant used for tissue repair, including, but not limited to repair of bone fractures such as spinal compression fractures, and/or repairing soft tissue damage, such as herniated/diseased vertebral discs. The impant can be used to perform vertebroplasty, and/or the implant can be used as a partial and/or complete vertebra and/or vertebral disc replacement, and/or for vertebral fixation. The implant can be anexpandable support device 2, for example a stent. Theexpandable support device 2 can have alongitudinal axis 4. - The
expandable support devices 2 can be used to provide structural reinforcement from inside one or more bones, as a replacement for one or more bones, or between bones. The expandable support devices can be used for a variety of orthopedic locations, such as in the vertebral column, for example, to treat compression fractures. Examples of expandable support devices and methods for use of expandable support devices, as well as devices for deploying the expandable support devices include those disclosed in the following applications which are all incorporated herein in their entireties: PCT Application Nos. US2005/034115, filed 21 Sep. 2005; US2005/034742, filed 26 Sep. 2005; US2005/034728, filed 26 Sep. 2005; US2005/037126, filed 12 Oct. 2005; U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 60/675,543, filed 27 Apr. 2005; 60/723,309, filed 4 Oct. 2005; 60/675,512, filed 27 Apr. 2005; 60/699,577, filed 14 Jul. 2005; 60/699,576, filed 14 Jul. 2005; and 60/752,183 filed 19 Dec. 2005. - The
expandable support device 2 can have a plurality of backbone struts 12. The backbone struts 12 can connect anear end portion 13 and afar end portion 14. The backbone struts 12 can each have a near end and a far end affixed to therespective end portions expandable support device 2 can be constructed of separate structures that are fixed, integrated or otherwise joined together. Theexpandable support device 2 can be fabricated from a uniform stock of material (e.g., via laser cutting or electrical discharge machining (EDM)). Adjacent backbone struts can be joined by a number of deformable support struts 10. The support struts 10 can have a thinner cross sectional thickness than most of the remainder of the stent. This feature allows for pre-determined deformation of thestent 2 to take place. - The support struts 10 may also serve to distribute load across the backbone strut. In such cases, the number of support struts will determine the degree to which the backbone struts are supported.
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expandable support device 2 can be, for example, about 3 or about 4 times the initial diameter of theexpandable support device 2. The expansion ratio can be selected as required for the particular procedure. For example, in the pre-expanded configuration theexpandable support device 2 can have an initial diameter of about 6.3 mm (0.25 in.), while in the expanded configuration, the diameter can be about 9.5 mm (0.37 in.). In a further example, theexpandable support device 2 can have an initial diameter of about 5 mm (0.2 in.), while in the expanded configuration, the diameter can be about 20 mm (0.8 in.). - In the pre-expanded configuration, the cross-sectional shape of the
expandable support device 2 can be circular, triangular, oval, rectangular, square, or any type of polygon and/or rounded, and/or tapered shape. Upon expansion, theexpandable support device 2 can form a polygon-type shape, or other shape as discussed herein. -
FIG. 2 illustrates that theexpandable support device 2 can expand such that the backbone struts 12 can expand away from thelongitudinal axis 4. The backbone struts 12 can remain substantially parallel to theaxis 4. The support struts 10 can be configured to limit the expansion of the backbone struts 12. The backbone struts 12 can be configured to prevent the backbone struts 12 from buckling. - The adjacent backbone struts 12 and accompanying support struts 10 can form a side of the implant. Although the variation illustrated in
FIGS. 1 through 6 shows four backbone struts 12, and four support strutsl0 per adjacent backbone struts 12 (and therefore four faces), the inventive device can have three or more sides, for example with the requisite number of backbone supports. The cross sectional areas of the expandable support device, can include triangular shapes, square shapes, rectangular shapes, and any type of polygon-shaped structure, for example when theexpandable support device 2 is in an expanded configuration. The longitudinal length of each side of theexpandable support device 2 can be equal to the other sides or sides of theexpandable support device 2. The longitudinal length of each side of theexpandable support device 2 can be substantially different than the other sides or sides of theexpandable support device 2. - Any portion of the
expandable support device 2 can have one or more ingrowth ports (not shown). The ingrowth ports can be configured to encourage biological tissue ingrowth therethrough during use. The ingrowth ports can be configured to releasably and/or fixedly attach to a deployment tool or other tool. The ingrowth ports can be configured to increase, and/or decrease, and/or focus pressure against the surrounding biological tissue during use. The ingrowth ports can be configured to increase and/or decrease the stiffness of either the backbone or support struts. - The
expandable support device 2 can have any number of support struts 10. The support struts 10 can have a substantially “V”-like shape that deforms or expands as the implant expands, such as shown inFIG. 2 . The shape of the support struts 10 can be shapes other than the substantially “V”-like shape. Thestruts 10 can be configured as any shape to accommodate the expansion of theimplant 2. Such shapes can include a substantially “U”-like shape, a substantially “W”-like configuration, an substantially “S”-like configuration. The struts can have a combination of configurations in the sameexpandable support device 2, for example, to time the expansion of portions of the implant or otherwise control the profile of the implant during expansion. - The
expandable support device 2 can have a wall thickness from about 0.25 mm (0.098 in.) to about 5 mm (0.2 in.), for example about 1 mm (0.04 in.). Theexpandable support device 2 can have an inner diameter (e.g., between farthest opposing backbone structures). The inner diameter can be from about 1 mm (0.04 in.) to about 30 mm (1.2 in.), for example about 6 mm (0.2 in.). The wall thickness and/or the inner diameter can vary with respect to the length along thelongitudinal axis 4. The wall thickness and/or the inner diameter can vary with respect to the angle formed with a plane parallel to thelongitudinal axis 4. The wall thickness can be reduced at points where deformation is desired. For example, the wall thickness of the support struts 10 can be reduced where the backbone structure meets the end portions. -
FIG. 3 illustrates that theimplant 2 can have near andfar end portions far end portions backbone strut 12. -
FIG. 4 illustrates a front view of theimplant 2 taken along the line 4-4 ofFIG. 3 . The end portions of theexpandable support device 2 can haveopenings 16. Theopening 16 can be threaded to accommodate a threaded member. One or both of the end portions can be solid which allows for filling of theexpandable support device 2 with materials described herein. The end portions can be expandable. The end portions can be non-expandable (i.e., rigid). -
FIG. 5 illustrates that after expansion the backbone struts 18 can remain parallel to thelongitudinal axis 4 and the ends of the backbone struts can form a taper with the near andfar end portions -
FIG. 6 illustrates a front view taken along the line 6-6 ofFIG. 5 of theexpandable support device 2. Theexpandable support device 2 can have a square cross sectional shape as the backbone struts 12 remain parallel to thelongitudinal axis 4. - The
expandable support device 2 can have one or more protrusions on the surface of theexpandable support device 2. The protrusions can have features such as tissue hooks, and/or barbs, and/or cleats. The protrusions can be integral with and/or fixedly or removably attached to theexpandable support device 2. Theexpandable support device 2 can be configured (e.g., on the support struts 10 or other parts of the implant) to burrow into soft bone (e.g., cancellous or diseased), for example, until the device fully expands, or until the device hits the harder vertebral endplates. - Any or all elements of the
expandable support device 2 and/or other devices or apparatuses described herein (e.g., including all deployment tools and their elements described below) can be made from, for example, a single or multiple stainless steel alloys, nickel titanium alloys (e.g., Nitinol), cobalt-chrome alloys (e.g., ELGILOY® from Elgin Specialty Metals, Elgin, Ill.; CONICHROME® from Carpenter Metals Corp., Wyomissing, Pa.), nickel-cobalt alloys (e.g., MP35N® from Magellan Industrial Trading Company, Inc., Westport, Conn.), molybdenum alloys (e.g., molybdenum TZM alloy, for example as disclosed in International Pub. No. WO 03/082363 A2, published 9 Oct. 2003, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety), tungsten-rhenium alloys, for example, as disclosed in International Pub. No. WO 03/082363, polymers such as polyethylene teraphathalate (PET), polyester (e.g., DACRON® from E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Del.), polypropylene, aromatic polyesters, such as liquid crystal polymers (e.g., Vectran, from Kuraray Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan), ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (i.e., extended chain, high-modulus or high-performance polyethylene) fiber and/or yarn (e.g., SPECTRA® Fiber and SPECTRA® Guard, from Honeywell International, Inc., Morris Township, N.J., or DYNEEMA® from Royal DSM N.V., Heerlen, the Netherlands), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), expanded PTFE (ePTFE), polyether ketone (PEK), polyether ether ketone (PEEK), poly ether ketone ketone (PEKK) (also poly aryl ether ketone ketone), nylon, polyether-block co-polyamide polymers (e.g., PEBAX® from ATOFINA, Paris, France), aliphatic polyether polyurethanes (e.g., TECOFLEX® from Thermedics Polymer Products, Wilmington, Mass.), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane, thermoplastic, fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), absorbable or resorbable polymers such as polyglycolic acid (PGA), poly-L-glycolic acid (PLGA), polylactic acid (PLA), poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), polycaprolactone (PCL), polyethyl acrylate (PEA), polydioxanone (PDS), and pseudo-polyamino tyrosine-based acids, extruded collagen, silicone, zinc, echogenic, radioactive, radiopaque materials, a biomaterial (e.g., cadaver tissue, collagen, allograft, autograft, xenograft, bone cement, morselized bone, osteogenic powder, beads of bone) any of the other materials listed herein or combinations thereof. Examples of radiopaque materials are barium sulfate, zinc oxide, titanium, stainless steel, nickel-titanium alloys, tantalum and gold. - Any or all elements of the
expandable support device 2 and/or other devices or apparatuses described herein (e.g., including all deployment tools and their elements described below), can be, have, and/or be completely or partially coated with agents and/or a matrix a matrix for cell ingrowth or used with a fabric, for example a covering (not shown) that acts as a matrix for cell ingrowth. The matrix and/or fabric can be, for example, polyester (e.g., DACRON® from E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Del.), polypropylene, PTFE, ePTFE, nylon, extruded collagen, silicone or combinations thereof. - The
expandable support device 2 and/or elements of theexpandable support device 2 and/or other devices or apparatuses described herein (e.g., including all deployment tools and their elements described below) and/or the fabric can be filled, coated, layered and/or otherwise made with and/or from cements, fillers, glues, and/or an agent delivery matrix known to one having ordinary skill in the art and/or a therapeutic and/or diagnostic agent. Any of these cements and/or fillers and/or glues can be osteogenic and osteoinductive growth factors. - Examples of such cements and/or fillers includes bone chips, demineralized bone matrix (DBM), calcium sulfate, coralline hydroxyapatite, biocoral, tricalcium phosphate, calcium phosphate, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), biodegradable ceramics, bioactive glasses, hyaluronic acid, lactoferrin, bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) such as recombinant human bone morphogenetic proteins (rhBMPs), other materials described herein, or combinations thereof.
- The agents within these matrices can include any agent disclosed herein or combinations thereof, including radioactive materials; radiopaque materials; cytogenic agents; cytotoxic agents; cytostatic agents; thrombogenic agents, for example polyurethane, cellulose acetate polymer mixed with bismuth trioxide, and ethylene vinyl alcohol; lubricious, hydrophilic materials; phosphor cholene; anti-inflammatory agents, for example non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) such as cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) inhibitors (e.g., acetylsalicylic acid, for example ASPIRIN® from Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany; ibuprofen, for example ADVIL® from Wyeth, Collegeville, Pa.; indomethacin; mefenamic acid), COX-2 inhibitors (e.g., VIOXX® from Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J.; CELEBREX® from Pharmacia Corp., Peapack, N.J.; COX-1 inhibitors); immunosuppressive agents, for example Sirolimus (RAPAMUNE®, from Wyeth, Collegeville, Pa.), or matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors (e.g., tetracycline and tetracycline derivatives) that act early within the pathways of an inflammatory response. Examples of other agents are provided in Walton et al, Inhibition of Prostoglandin E2 Synthesis in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Circulation, Jul. 6, 1999, 48-54; Tambiah et al, Provocation of Experimental Aortic Inflammation Mediators and Chlamydia Pneumoniae, Brit. J. Surgery 88 (7), 935-940; Franklin et al, Uptake of Tetracycline by Aortic Aneurysm Wall and Its Effect on Inflammation and Proteolysis, Brit. J. Surgery 86 (6), 771-775; Xu et al, Sp1 Increases Expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Hypoxic Vascular Endothelium, J. Biological Chemistry 275 (32) 24583-24589; and Pyo et al, Targeted Gene Disruption of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (Gelatinase B) Suppresses Development of Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, J. Clinical Investigation 105 (11), 1641-1649 which are all incorporated by reference in their entireties.
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FIG. 7 illustrates that theexpandable support device 2 can be loaded in a collapsed (i.e., contracted) configuration onto adeployment tool 38. Thedeployment tool 38 can have an expandable balloon catheter as known to those having an ordinary level of skill in the art. Thedeployment tool 38 can have acatheter 40. Thecatheter 40 can have afluid conduit 42. Thefluid conduit 42 can be in fluid communication with aballoon 44. Theballoon 44 and thedeployment tool 38 can be theballoon 44 anddeployment tool 38 as described by PCT Application No. US2005/033965 filed 21 Sep. 2005, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. Theballoon 44 can be configured to receive a fluid pressure of at least about 5,000 kPa (50 atm), more narrowly at least about 10,000 kPa (100 atm), for example at least about 14,000 kPa (140 atm). - The
expandable support device 2 can be deployed and/or expanded with a force from a mechanical actuation device (e.g., as opposed to the balloon expansion). For example, the ends of theexpandable support device 2 can move, or be moved, together to expand the backbone struts outward. Theexpandable support device 2 can be configured to be self-expand upon the removal of a restraint (e.g., when theexpandable support device 2 is constructed from a resilient or super-elastic material). Theexpandable support device 2 can be made from a shape memory alloy that can have a pre-determined transition temperature such that expansion takes place due to temperature changes passively (e.g., from the patient's body heat) or actively (e.g., from thermal and/or electrical energy delivered to theexpandable support device 2 from outside the patient) created during or after implantation. - The
expandable support device 2 can be locked into the expanded configured with a locking structure (e.g., a center strut, ratchet type mechanism, screw, locking arm, combinations thereof) that can be integral with or separate from the remainder of theexpandable support device 2. Theexpandable support device 2 can be “locked” into the expanded position by filing theexpandable support device 2 with cement, filler (bone chips, calcium sulfate, coralline hydroxyapatite, Biocoral, tricalcium phosphate, calcium phosphate, PMMA, bone morphogenic proteins, other materials described herein, or combinations thereof. - The
deployment tool 38 can be a pair of wedges, an expandable jack, other expansion tools, or combinations thereof -
FIG. 8 illustrates that the fluid pressure in thefluid conduit 42 and balloon can increase, thereby inflating theballoon 44, as shown by arrows. Theexpandable support device 2 can expand, for example, due to pressure from theballoon 44. -
FIGS. 9 (side view) and 10 (top view) illustrates a group of bones, such asvertebral column 46, that can have one or more bones, such asvertebra 48, separated from theother vertebra 48 by soft tissue, such asvertebral discs 50. Thevertebra 48 can have a target ordamage site 52, for example a compression fracture. - An
access tool 54 can be used to gain access to thedamage site 52 and or increase the size of thedamage site 52 to allow deployment of theexpandable support device 2. Theaccess tool 54 can be a rotating or vibratingdrill 56 that can have ahandle 58. Thedrill 56 can be operating, as shown byarrows 60. Thedrill 56 can then be translated, as shown byarrow 62, toward and into thevertebra 48 so as to pass into thedamage site 52. -
FIG. 11 illustrates that theaccess tool 54 can be translated, as shown by arrow, to remove tissue at thedamage site 52. Theaccess tool 54 can create anaccess port 64 at the surface of thevertebra 48. Theaccess port 64 can open to thedamage site 52. Theaccess tool 54 can then be removed from thevertebra 48. -
FIG. 12 illustrates that afirst deployment tool 38 a can enter through the subject's back. Thefirst deployment tool 38 a can enter through afirst incision 66 a inskin 68 on the posterior side of the subject near thevertebral column 46. Thefirst deployment tool 38 a can be translated, as shown byarrow 70, to position a firstexpandable support device 2 a into afirst damage site 52 a. Thefirst access port 64 a can be on the posterior side of thevertebra 48. - A
second deployment tool 38 b can enter through asecond incision 66 b (as shown) in theskin 68 on the posterior or thefirst incision 66 a. Thesecond deployment tool 38 b can be translated through muscle (not shown), aroundnerves 72, and anterior of thevertebral column 46. Thesecond deployment tool 38 b can be steerable. Thesecond deployment tool 38 b can be steered, as shown byarrow 74, to align the distal tip of the secondexpandable support device 2 b with asecond access port 64 b on asecond damage site 52 b. Thesecond access port 64 b can face anteriorly. Thesecond deployment tool 38 b can translate, as shown byarrow 76, to position the secondexpandable support device 2 in thesecond damage site 52 b. - The
vertebra 48 can havemultiple damage sites 52 andexpandable support devices 2 deployed therein. Theexpandable support devices 2 can be deployed from the anterior, posterior, either or both lateral, superior, inferior, any angle, or combinations of the directions thereof. -
FIGS. 13 and 14 illustrate translating, as shown by arrow, thedeployment tool 38 loaded with theexpandable support device 2 through theaccess port 64.FIG. 15 illustrates locating theexpandable support device 2 on thedeployment tool 38 in thedamage site 52. -
FIGS. 16 and 17 illustrate that thedeployment tool 38 can be deployed from the posterior side of thevertebral column 46. Thedeployment tool 38 can be deployed off-center, for example, when approaching the posterior side of thevertebral column 46. -
FIGS. 18 and 19 illustrate that first andsecond deployment tools expandable support devices same vertebra 48 and into the same ordifferent damage sites -
FIG. 20 illustrates that the fluid pressure in thefluid conduit 42 and theballoon 44 can increase, thereby inflating theballoon 44, as shown by arrows. Theexpandable support device 2 can expand, for example, due to pressure from theballoon 44. Theballoon 44 can be expanded until theexpandable support device 2 is substantially fixed to thevertebra 48. Theballoon 44 and/or theexpandable support device 2 can reshape thevertebral column 46 to a more natural configuration during expansion of theballoon 44. -
FIG. 21 illustrates that theaccess port 64 can be made close to thedisc 50, for example when thedamage site 52 is close to thedisc 50. Thedeployment tool 38 can be inserted through theaccess port 64 and theexpandable support device 2 can be deployed as described supra. -
FIG. 22 , a front view of the vertebral column, illustrates that more than oneexpandable support device 2 can be deployed into asingle vertebra 48. For example, a first expandable support device (not shown) can be inserted through afirst access port 64 a and deployed in afirst damage site 52 a, and a second expandable support device (not shown) can be inserted through afirst access port 64 a and deployed in asecond damage site 52 b. - The
first access port 64 a can be substantially centered with respect to thefirst damage site 52 a. The first expandable support device (not shown) can expand, as shown byarrows 78, substantially equidirectionally, aligned with the center of thefirst access port 64 a. Thesecond access port 64 b can be substantially not centered with respect to thesecond damage site 52 b. The second expandable support device (not shown) can substantially anchor to a side of thedamage site 52 and/or the surface of thedisc 50, and then expand, as shown byarrows 80, substantially directionally away from thedisc 50. -
FIG. 23 illustrates that the fluid pressure can be released from theballoon 44, and theballoon 44 can return to a pre-deployment configuration, leaving the expandable support element substantially fixed to thevertebra 48 at thedamage site 52. - The
access port 64 can have anaccess port diameter 82. Theaccess port diameter 82 can be from about 1.5 mm (0.060 in.) to about 40 mm (2 in.), for example about 8 mm (0.3 in.). Theaccess port diameter 82 can be a result of the size of theaccess tool 54. After theexpandable support device 2 is deployed, thedamage site 52 can have a deployeddiameter 84. The deployeddiameter 84 can be from about 1.5 mm (0.060 in.) to about 120 mm (4.7 in.), for example about 20 mm (0.8 in.). The deployeddiameter 84 can be greater than, equal to, or less than theaccess port diameter 82. -
FIG. 24 illustrates that thedeployment tool 38 can be removed, as shown by arrow, from thevertebra 48 after theexpandable support device 2 is deployed. -
FIGS. 25 and 26 illustrate theexpandable support device 2 can be placed between the vertebral bodies into adefect 52 of the vertebral disc.FIG. 25 illustrates an anterior approach to inserting the expandable support member between vertebral bodies.FIG. 26 illustrates a posterior approach to inserting the expandable support member. The expandable support member can also be inserted from a lateral approach. - The
expandable support device 2 can be configured to create a cavity or otherwise displaces bone and/or tissue to form a space within the target sites during deployment (e.g., during radial expansion). For example, the struts of theexpandable support device 2 can be configured so the radial expansion of theexpandable support device 2 can move and/or compact bone/tissue. The struts can be configured to be narrow such that, on expansion, the struts move a relatively smaller amount of bone and/or tissue such that the struts do not compact the tissue. - After the
expandable support device 2 has been initially deployed (i.e., inserted, and/or radially expanded) into the treatment site, theexpandable support device 2 can be retracted, removed, resized, repositioned, and combinations thereof. Theexpandable support device 2 can be retracted and/or removed, and/or resized, and/or repositioned, for example, about 0 to about 2 months after initial deployment and/or the latest removal, and/or resizing, and/or repositioning. -
FIG. 27 illustrates that thedeployment tool 38, such as an engagement device, can be configured to attach to the implanted expandable support device. The engagement device can have one ormore engagement elements 100, such as first andsecond engagement elements engagement elements 100 can be on the radial inside and/or radial outside of the engagement device. For example, the engagement elements can be on aninner rod 102 that can be translatably and/or rotationally slidably attached to anouter handle 104. Theengagement elements 100 can be a screw thread, a keyed slot, a toggle, ball and socket, an interference fit, a clip, a ratchet, a magnet, glue, an expanding anchor clip, an abutment, a hook, or combinations thereof. The engagement device can be the deployment device (e.g., the deployment tool or other device originally used to deploy the expandable support device 2). -
FIG. 27 illustrates that theengagement device 38 can attach to theexpandable support device 2. Theexpandable support device 2 can be configured to releasably attach to theengagement elements 100 at discrete locations (e.g., along discrete lengths of the inner diameter of the expandable support device 2). - The
first engagement element 100 a can attach to the proximal end of theexpandable support device 2. Thefirst engagement element 100 a can be an abutment. Thesecond engagement element 100 b can attach to the distal end of theexpandable support device 2. Thesecond engagement element 100 b can be a threaded outer surface. Theexpandable support device 2 can have a threaded inner radius, for example, that can be configured to engage the threaded outer surface of thesecond engagement element 100 b. -
FIG. 28 illustrates that a tensile force, as shown byarrows 106, can be applied to the ends of theexpandable support device 2, for example, via theengagement device 38 and the first andsecond engagement elements inner rod 102 can be pushed distally while theouter handle 104 can be concurrently pulled proximally. The radius of theexpandable support device 2 can contract, as shown byarrows 108. -
FIG. 29 illustrates that the tensile force, shown byarrows 106, can longitudinally expand the expandable support device. The expandable support device can radially contract, for example, until theexpandable support device 2 is in a configuration completely or substantially equivalent to the configuration of theexpandable support device 2 before the original deployment of the expandable support device to the treatment site. For example, theexpandable support device 2 can have a maximum outer radius that is equal to or smaller than the inner radius of the portion (e.g., the outer handle 104) of thedeployment tool 38 into which theexpandable support device 2 can be configured to retract. - The
expandable support device 2 can be withdrawn from the target site, and/or retracted into theengagement device 38. -
FIG. 30 illustrates that theouter handle 104 can be a sheath and/or a sheath can be radially outside or inside of theouter handle 104. The sheath can have asheath entry 110. Thesheath entry 110 can be at the distal end of the sheath. Thesheath entry 110 can have a hard material edge, and/or a slippery polymer edge, and/or a tapered edge, and/or an expanding slotted tube front edge, and/or a sacrificial (e.g., breakaway) edge. -
FIG. 31 illustrates that the sheath can be forced over theexpandable support device 2, and/or theexpandable support device 2 can be drawn, as shown byarrow 112, into the sheath. -
FIG. 31 illustrates that theexpandable support device 2 can radially contract, as shown byarrows 114, as theexpandable support device 2 is completely or partially translated (e.g., withdrawn, retracted), as shown byarrow 112, into the sheath. The radial contraction of theexpandable support device 2 can be resilient or forced deformation. -
FIG. 32 illustrates that theexpandable support device 2 can be completely withdrawn or retracted into the sheath. In a radially contracted configuration, the outer radius of theexpandable support device 2 can be about equal to and/or smaller than the inner radius of the sheath. Thedeployment tool 38 andexpandable support device 2 can be removed from the target site. -
FIG. 33 illustrates a side view of theengagement device 38 deployed through theexpandable support device 2. Theengagement device 38 can be deployed extending through theexpandable support device 2, for example through a center channel or port. -
FIG. 34 illustrates that theengagement device 38 can have anengagement element 100 that can be configured to unbuckle, tear, split, destroy, separate, cut, break or combinations thereof, thestruts 10. Theengagement element 100 can be a cutter saw 116, and/or otherwise have a bladed or sharp proximal side. -
FIG. 35 illustrates that theengagement device 38 can be longitudinally translated, as shown by arrow, for example, drawing theengagement element 100 through thestruts 10. Theengagement element 100 can unbuckle, tear, split, destroy, separate, cut, break or combinations thereof, thestruts 10. Theengagement element 100 can partially or completely collapse or buckle theexpandable support device 2, for example within the target or treatment site (e.g., bone cavity). -
FIGS. 36a and 36b illustrate that theexpandable support device 2 can be separated into two or more expandablesupport device pieces 118. The expandablesupport device pieces 118 can be removed and/or repositioned and/or resized individually and/or together from the target site. -
FIG. 37 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a method of adjusting the expandable support device similar to the method illustrated inFIGS. 27 through 29 . Thefirst engagement element 100 a can be threading on the radial inside of the outer handle. Thefirst engagement element 100 a can be forced toward thesecond engagement element 100 b (e.g., by pushing theouter handle 104 distally and pulling theinner rod 102 proximally), for example to radially expand and longitudinally contract theexpandable support device 2. Thefirst engagement element 100 a can be forced away from thesecond engagement element 100 b (e.g., by pulling theouter handle 104 proximally and pushing theinner rod 102 distally), for example to radially contract and longitudinally expand theexpandable support device 2 - The
deployment tool 38 can be rotatably attached to and detached from theexpandable support device 2. Theouter handle 104 can contact theexpandable support device 2 by completely encircling thefirst engagement element 100 a, and/or by discretely contacting thefirst engagement element 100 a, for example with a set of individual radially translatable arms that can be detached from thefirst engagement element 100 a by translating the arms radially outward (or inward if necessary) from thefirst engagement element 100 a. - The
outer handle 104 andinner rod 102 can be detached and/or reattached in any combination to theexpandable support device 2. For example, theexpandable support device 2 can be positioned in the target site. Theexpandable support device 2 can then be radially expanded (e.g., by applying a longitudinally compressive force). Theinner rod 102 can then be detached from theexpandable support device 2. Theexpandable support device 2 can be repositioned by manipulating theexpandable support device 2 with theouter handle 104. Theouter handle 104 can then be detached from theexpandable support device 2 and the deployment tool can be withdrawn from the target site and/or theinner rod 102 can be reattached to theexpandable support device 2 and the expandable support device can be radially expanded, and/or radially contracted, and/or repositioned within the target site, and/or removed from the target site. -
FIG. 38 illustrates a cross section of theexpandable support device 2 implanted at atreatment site 52 in abone 48. Theexpandable support device 2 can have one or more markers, such as afirst marker 120 a and/or asecond marker 120 b, attach to and/or be integral with theexpandable support device 2. Any number of markers 120 can extend out of thebone 52. The markers 120 can be radiopaque and/or echogenic. The markers 120 can be used, for example, to locate the expandable support device 2 (e.g., once thebone 48 has regrown around the treatment site 52). - The
expandable support device 2 can be configured to radially contract when a rotational (e.g., twisting) force is applied to theexpandable support device 2. Theexpandable support device 2 can have a completely or partially coiled or otherwise spiral configuration. Theexpandable support device 2 can have a radius or height reduction based on a twisting effect. - The
expandable support device 2 can be configured to be overdeployable. When theexpandable support device 2 is overdeployed, theexpandable support device 2 can return to a substantially pre-deployment configuration (e.g., having a pre-deployment radius, but in a different configuration otherwise). -
FIGS. 39 through 41 illustrate that the configuration of thestruts 10 can cause theexpandable support device 2 to have an overdeployment radius substantially equivalent to apre-deployment radius 122.FIG. 39 illustrates theexpandable support device 2 in a pre-deployment configuration. A longitudinally compressive force, as shown byarrows 124, can be applied. Radial expansion, as shown byarrows 126, can begin, for example due to the longitudinally compressive force. -
FIG. 40 illustrates that when theexpandable support device 2 is fully deployed, theexpandable support device 2 has no radial expansion. The longitudinally compressive forces, as shown byarrows 124, can begin to force the struts longitudinally inward, for example beyond a configuration at the maximum radial expansion of theexpandable support device 2. This overdeployment can cause a decrease in the radius of theexpandable support device 2. -
FIG. 41 illustrates that when theexpandable support device 2 is overdeployed, theexpandable support device 2 can radially contract, as shown byarrows 128. Theexpandable support device 2 can have anoverdeployment radius 130 substantially equivalent to, or less than, or greater than thepre-deployment radius 122. -
FIG. 42 illustrates that theexpandable support device 2 can have a control element, such asinternal control shaft 132. Theinternal control shaft 132 can be removably attached to theinner rod 102. The remainder of theexpandable support element 2 can be removably and/or rotatably attached to theinterenal control shaft 132. - The
internal control shaft 132 can have the first andsecond engagement elements expandable support element 2 can have discrete first andsecond receivers second engagement elements second receivers - The
first engagement element 100 a can have a stop orbrake thread 140, for example configured to interference fit thefirst receiver 136 a. - In an undeployed or pre-deployed (e.g., radially contracted) configuration, the
second engagement element 100 b can be attached to thesecond receiver 136 b. Thefirst engagement element 100 a can be unattached to thefirst receiver 136 a. -
FIG. 43 illustrates that a compression force, shown byarrows 142, can be applied to theexpandable support device 2. For example, the slidingrod 102 can be pulled proximally and theoutside handle 104 can be pushed distally. Theexpandable support device 2 can be attached to the slidingrod 102 via thesecond engagement element 100 b and thesecond receiver 136 b. Theexpandable support device 2 can be attached to theoutside handle 104 via abutting or otherwise engaging at thefirst receiver 136 a or other element. The compression force can produce radial expansion, as shown byarrows 144, in theexpandable support device 2. -
FIG. 44 illustrates that once theexpandable support device 2 is substantially radial expanded, the inner rod can be rotated, as shown byarrow 146, with respect to theexpandable support device 2 with the exception of theinner control shaft 148. (The expandable support device can be held rotationally stationary by the target site and/or by engagement between the outside handle and theexpandable support device 2.) Theinner control shaft 132 can rotate as shown byarrow 148. The rotation of thesecond engagement element 100 b with respect to thesecond receiver 136 b can force thecontrol shaft 132 to translate, as shown byarrow 150, with respect to theexpandable support device 2. Theexpandable support device 2 can radially expand during the translation shown by thearrow 150. -
FIG. 45 illustrates that during the translation shown byarrow 150 inFIG. 44 , thefirst engagement element 100 a can engage thefirst receiver 136 a. Thesecond engagement element 100 b can remain engaged to thesecond receiver 136 b. Theinner rod 102,control shaft 132, andfirst engagement element 136 a can rotate with respect to the remainder of theexpandable support device 2, for example until a safety element, such as thebrake thread 140, stops the rotation. Thebrake thread 140 can interference fit with thefirst receiver 136 a. Thebrake thread 140 can provide sufficient resistance to friction fit with thefirst receiver 136 a. The safety element (e.g., stop or brake thread) can be on the first and/orsecond engagement elements 100 a and/or 100 b and/or first and/orsecond receivers 136 a and/or 136 b. -
FIG. 46 illustrates that theinner control shaft 132 can be detached from theinner rod 102, for example at acoupling point 152. Thecoupling point 152 can include one or more detachable attachment elements, such as hooks, pegs and holes, thread knots and holes, radially translatable arms, teeth, threads, or combinations thereof. Theinner control shaft 132 can have corresponding detachable attachment elements, such asthreads 154. The threads can be in the same direction (e.g., with higher coefficients of friction) as the threads of the first andsecond engagement elements second engagement elements coupling point 152 can be detached by deactivating or otherwise detaching the detachable attachment elements. For example, theinner rod 102 can be rotated or counter rotated as necessary, as shown by arrow. Theinner control shaft 132 can remain rotationally fixed because, for example, the target site has substantially fixed the expandable support device and thebrake thread 140 can fix theinner control shaft 132 to theexpandable support device 2. - The
deployment tool 38 can be removed from the target site. Theexpandable support device 2 can remain in the target site, for example, fixed in the deployed configuration (e.g., unable to substantially radially or longitudinally expand or contract) and/or bolstered by theinner control shaft 132. Thedeployment tool 38 can re-engage theexpandable support device 2 and the above steps can be reversed to radially contract and retract, reposition, and/or remove theexpandable support device 2 in or from the target site. - The
expandable support device 2 can have a mechanical key or locking bar that can fix theexpandable support device 2 in an expanded or otherwise deployed configuration. When the key or locking bar is removed from theexpandable support device 2, theexpandable support device 2 can be repositioned, and/or removed and/or resized (e.g., deconstructed), for example, automatically, resiliently radially compressed. - The expandable support device can be subject to fatigue, for example, to increase material brittleness resulting in fracture. The fractured pieces of the expandable support device can be removed, for example, by suction and irrigation. The engagement element can be a small grabber or gripper. The engagement element can induce oscillating motion in the struts. The oscillating motion can cause strut fatigue and failure, for example in the struts and/or in the joints. The oscillating motion can be ultrasonic, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or combinations thereof.
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expandable support device 2 can have receiving elements to engage the engagement elements. For example, the receiving elements can be hooks, barbs, threads, flanges, wedge shaped slots, dovetails, hinges, key holes, or combinations thereof. - The
expandable support device 2 can have a leader. The leader can be a heavy wire. The leader can guide the engagement device into and/or over the implant. Theengagement device 38 can radially contract the implant, for example, using a method described herein. Theengagement device 38 and/or another tool can drill or otherwise destroy bone and/or other tissue to access theexpandable support device 2. - The tissue surrounding the
expandable support device 2 can be destroyed (e.g., chemically and/or electrically and/or thermally, such as by cauterization or electro-cauterization). Theexpandable support device 2 can be removed and/or repositioned and/or resized once the surrounding tissue is completely or substantially destroyed. - The
expandable support device 2 can be mechanically destroyed. For example, the expandable support device can be mechanically compressed, for example by applying external radially and/or axially (i.e., longitudinally) contracting jaws. A snipper and/or microgrinder and/or saw can mechanically destroy the expandable support device. - The
expandable support device 2 can be chemically destroyed using RF energy. For example UV energy can be delivered to dissolve a plastic expandable support device. - The
expandable support device 2 can be biodegradable. Theexpandable support device 2 can be made from biodegradable materials known to those having ordinary skill in the art. Theexpandable support device 2 can be made from a magnesium based alloy that can degrade or a biodegrading polymer for example, PGA, PLA, PLLA, PCL. - The
expandable support device 2 can be configured to device designed to dissolve when exposed to selected materials (e.g., in solution). For example, acetone can be applied to the expandable support device (e.g., made from PMMA). The surrounding tissues can be protected and/or the expandable support device can be fluidly contained before the dissolving solution is applied. - The
expandable support device 2 can be dissolved, for example, by exposing the expandable support device to an electrolyte and electricity. - Imaging methods can be used in combination with the methods for deploying the expandable support device described herein. For example, imaging methods can be used to guide the expandable support device during deployment. The
expandable support device 2 can have imaging markers (e.g., echogenic, radiopaque), for example to signal the three-dimensinal orientation and location of the expandable support device during use of an imaging modality. Imaging modalities include ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, fMRI), computer tomography (CT scans) and computed axial tomography (CAT scans), radiographs (x-rays), fluoroscopy, diffuse optical tomography, elastography, electrical impedance tomography, optoacoustic imaging, positron emission tomography, and combinations thereof. - It is apparent to one skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made to this disclosure, and equivalents employed, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Elements expressed herein as singular or plural can be used in the alternative (i.e., singular as plural and plural as singular). Elements shown with any embodiment are exemplary for the specific embodiment and can be used in combination on or with other embodiments within this disclosure.
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