Interspinous process spacer diagnostic balloon catheter and methods of use
US8317831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1072
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An interspinous process spacer diagnostic balloon catheter and method. The balloon catheter has a main expandable member, a distal expandable member and a proximal expandable member that all can be expanded from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration and then collapsed again to a collapsed configuration. The device can be used to determine whether a particular patient is a candidate for implantation of an interspinous process spacer to treat the symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis and the size of such a spacer if indicated.
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