SPINAL CORD-REMOVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING SPINAL CORD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spinal cord-removing apparatus for safely removing the spinal cord and the spinal fluid in the interior of the vertebra, and further to provide a method for removing the spinal cord by using the apparatus.;SOLUTION: The spinal cord-removing apparatus 1 has a connecting part 2, an air-introducing member 5, a vacuum hose 7, and a vacuum pump 4. The connecting part 2 is connected to the cervical vertebra of the vertebra S, and the spinal cord and the spinal fluid in the interior of the vertebra S are sucked. The air-introducing member 5 can move in the interior of the vertebra S, and has a tip nozzle 22 for introducing air to the interior of the vertebra S. The vacuum hose 1 is connected to the connecting part 2, and the spinal cord and the spinal fluid are transported in the vacuum hose 1. The vacuum pump 4 reduces the interior of the vacuum hose 7.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2002,JPO