Systems and methods for forming a cavity in cancellous bone
US8034071B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/0097
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cavity creating device having a cavity creating axis is introduced through a percutaneous access path into a cancellous bone volume, e.g., within a vertebral body. The cavity creating device is manipulated to form a cavity in the cancellous bone volume. The manipulation includes deflecting the cavity creating device along the cavity creating axis relative to the axis of the access path. A material, such as bone cement, can be conveyed into the cavity.
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