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Percutaneous spinal implants and methods

US7998174B2 · kind B2 · utility

81Cited by

186References

22Claims

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Assignee

KYPHON SARL · CH

Inventors

Hugues Malandain · Easton, US
Avram Allan Edidin · Sunnyvale, US
Andrew Kohm · Burlingame, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 16, 2006
Grant date	Aug 16, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 11, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/0256
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus includes an elongate member having a portion configured to be deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration. In one variation, the apparatus includes an outer body, defining an interior region, and an inner body. A portion of the outer body is configured to be disposed between adjacent spinous processes. The inner body is disposed within the interior region of the outer body. A distal end portion of the inner body is coupled to a distal end portion of the outer body. A proximal end portion of the inner body configured to removably receive a tool to move the outer body between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.

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