Methods for treating bone
US6280456A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/0097
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for treating bone employs a tool comprising an outer catheter tube having a distal end and an inner catheter tube extending within the outer catheter tube and having a distal end region that extends beyond the distal end of the outer catheter tube. The tool includes an expandable structure having a proximal end secured to the distal end of the outer catheter tube and a distal end secured to the distal end region of the inner catheter tube. Thus, the distal end region of the inner catheter tube is enclosed within the expandable structure. The method manipulates the tool to introduce the expandable structure into bone while in a generally collapsed geometry. The method causes the expandable structure to assume an expanded geometry inside bone.
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