Patent ID: 11957320
Assignee: BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device for surgical removal of a spinal stenosis, comprising:
a membrane having a size that can be inserted into an epidural space from a non-treatment level at a percutaneous insertion location along a spine of a patient between duramater and ligamentum flavum;
a tissue removal device having a distal end to be inserted into the patient from a contralateral oblique angle that extends across a midline of the spine along a treatment level relative to the spine at a treatment location different from the insertion location such that the distal end is directed to a position to remove the spinal stenosis; and
a fluoroscopic visualization device positioned to image a field of view along the contralateral oblique angle including a position of the membrane, the spinal stenosis and the tissue removal device.