Apparatus and method for fixation of osteoporotic bone
US6395007B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00353
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical apparatus and method of use in osteoplasty and other methods of injecting materials into a subject for medical purposes. The present invention particularly relates to the surgical treatment of traumatic, pathogenic, or osteoporotic bone conditions of the human and other animal body systems and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for injection of a material into a lesion of a vertebral body or other bony structure.
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