TREATMENT DEVICES WITH DELIVERY-ACTIVATED INFLATABLE MEMBERS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING THE SPINAL CORD AND OTHER TISSUES

摘要

Treatment systems with delivery-activated inflatable members, and associated systems and methods for treating the spinal cord and other tissues are disclosed. A treatment system in accordance with one embodiment includes a lead body having an opening, an inner surface position around the opening, and an inflatable member carried by the lead body, with at least one of the inflatable member and the lead body including a frangible portion accessible from the opening. The inflatable member can have an expandable interior volume bounded at least in part by the frangible portion. The system can further include a delivery device received in the opening of the lead body and positioned to open a passage through the frangible portions between the interior volume of the inflatable member and the opening of the lead body when the delivery device is removed from the opening of the lead body.