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Bone tamp and methods of use

US8728081B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 2011
Grant dateMay 20, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/564
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system comprises an inflatable bone tamp including a plurality of linearly aligned expandable bodies. The system further comprises an elongated tubular shaft extending through the plurality of linearly aligned expandable bodies. The elongated tubular shaft includes a shaft wall and an interior partition structure. The system further comprises a plurality of channels extending through the shaft, each of the channels formed by a segment of the shaft wall and the interior partition structure and each of the channels in communication with the respective one of the plurality of expandable bodies via openings in the shaft. Each of the expandable bodies is independently inflatable.

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