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Bone compactor

US9138243B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Orthopaedic International, Inc. · PH

Inventors

Ramon B. Gustilo · Eden Prairie, US
Jude L. Sasing · Quezon, PH
Joan E. Bechtold · Minneapolis, US
Andrew Freeman · Minneapolis, US
William Camisa · Los Altos, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 16, 2012
Grant date	Sep 22, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/8855
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bone compacting device for compacting cancellous bone within a bone cavity, the bone compacting device including a body having a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is adjacent to at least one adjacent segment between a first end and a second end of the body, and wherein each of the plurality of segments is independently expandable to contact the cancellous bone.

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