Insertion devices and method of use
US7815649B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00353
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to devices for inserting expandable structures, such as medical balloons, into interior regions of a human or animal body, as well as methods for their use. The insertion devices described herein are capable of directionally guiding and/or inhibiting expansion of an expandable structure within an interior region of an animal or human body to create optimally placed cavities for repair, augmentation and/or treatment of fractured and/or diseased bone.
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