Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for treating a vertebral body

US6740093B2 · kind B2 · utility

561Cited by

6References

5Claims

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Inventors

Stephen H. Hochschuler · Plano, US
Wesley D. Johnson · Eden Prairie, US
Kevin Nickels · San Jose, US
Thomas R. Hektner · Medina, US
Larry Wales · Maplewood, US
Tyler Lipschultz · New Canaan, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 27, 2001
Grant date	May 25, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 27, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2310/00353
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implantable container is used to stabilize or restore height in a vertebral body. After insertion the container is filled with a bone filler material such as bone cement.

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