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Method for stabilizing vertebral body architecture

US8647614B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

Orthovita, Inc. · US

Inventors

Theodore D. Clineff · Phoenixville, US
Maarten Persenaire · Phoenixville, US
Gina M. Nagvajara · Narberth, US
Marissa M. Darmoc · Philadelphia, US
Matthew B. Havener · West Conshohocken, US
Stephen G. Gilbert · West Chester, US
Erik M. Erbe · Berwyn, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 16, 2010
Grant date	Feb 11, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 24, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2430/38
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for reducing the occurrence of new post-operative fractures in vertebrae of a patient's spine after a vertebroplasty procedure performed to stabilize a fracture in a vertebra of a patient comprising the steps of performing a vertebroplasty procedure to stabilize a fracture in a vertebra of the patient, wherein the vertebroplasty procedure comprises the step of injecting a material into the fractured vertebra, wherein the material is formed by mixing together a first paste and a second paste, wherein the first paste comprises at least one of a polymerizable monomer and a filler, and wherein the second paste comprises at least one of a polymerizable monomer and a filler.

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