Patent ID: 6736835
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
A device for therapeutically treating back or leg pain, comprising:a) a probe having a proximal portion and a distal portion, b) first and second treatment sources, each source located in the distal portion of the probe, wherein the first treatment source is adapted to therapeutically treat a first tissue site, the second treatment source is adapted to therapeutically treat a second different tissue site,wherein the first and second sources each have a surface energy flux, and the surface energy flux of the first source is different than the surface energy flux of the second source,wherein the surface energy flux of the first source is at least twice as large as the surface energy flux of the second source,wherein the first and second sources emit energy in first and second directions, the directions defining an angle therebetween of between 45 and 135 degrees, andwherein the first and second different tissue sites are selected from the group consisting of:i) a first intervertebral disc, and ii) a first vertebra.