METHOD OF TREATING OSTEOCHONDROSIS OF VERTEBRAL COLUMN Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: neurosurgery. SUBSTANCE: method involves the steps of: introducing a point heat source into a cavity of a needle the end of which is submerged into an inter vertebral disk, directing a laser beam onto the other end-face and subjecting the intervertebral disk to the action of heat by regulating heat flux intensity from variable-power heat source providing a predetermined temperature range of warming-up pulp nucleus with regard to a disease stage and removal nucleus decay products through the needle cavity. EFFECT: reduced treatment time. 1 dwg