Surgical instrument and method
US7615052B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4693
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include devices and methods for manipulating bone. Instruments of some of the embodiments are insertable into a vertebral body or between vertebral bodies to apply forces to the vertebral bodies to strengthen bone or prepare bone to be strengthened.
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