Systems and methods for treating fractured or diseased bone using expandable bodies
US6248110A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/1003
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods treat fractured or diseased bone by deploying more than a single therapeutic tool into the bone. In one arrangement, the systems and methods deploy an expandable body in association with a bone cement nozzle into the bone, such that both occupy the bone interior at the same time. In another arrangement, the systems and methods deploy multiple expandable bodies, which occupy the bone interior volume simultaneously. Expansion of the bodies form cavity or cavities in cancellous bone in the interior bone volume.
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