Devices and methods for vertebrostenting
US9480485B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00367
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to devices and methods for creating a curvilinear cavity within a vertebral body or other body structure. An example method of forming a void in bony structure includes accessing a bony structure with a cannula, inserting a distal end of a combined drill and reaming device through the cannula and into the bony structure, manipulating the distal end of the combined drill and reaming device to create a void in the bony structure, and removing the distal end of the combined drill and reaming device from the cannula.
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