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Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone
Assignee: Orthophoenix LLC
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Filing: 2002-07-22
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Granted: 2003-12-16
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Expires: 2022-07-22
Abstract
Abstract A balloon for use in compressing cancellous bone and marrow (also known as medullary bone or trabecular bone) against the inner cortex of bones whether the bones are fractured or not. The balloon comprises an inflatable, non-expandable balloon body for insertion into said bone. The body has a shape and size to compress at least a portion of the cancellous bone to form a cavity in the cancellous bone and to restore the original position of the outer cortical bone, if fractured or collapsed. The balloon is prevented from applying excessive pressure to the outer cortical bone. The wall or walls of the balloon are such that proper inflation the balloon body is achieved to provide for optimum compression of all the bone marrow. The balloon is able to be folded so that it can be inserted quickly into a bone. The balloon can be made to have a suction catheter. The main purpose of the balloon is the forming or enlarging of a cavity or passage in a bone, especially in, but not limited to, vertebral bodies.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark A. Reiley
- 👤 Arie Scholten
- 👤 Karen Talmadge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:09
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B10/00; A61B10/02; A61B10/0233; A61B10/025; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/70; A61B17/7097; A61B17/72; A61B17/7233; A61B17/7258; A61B17/7275; A61B17/88; A61B17/885; A61B17/8852; A61B17/8855; A61B17/8866; A61B90/00; A61B90/90; A61B90/94; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/28; A61F2/30; A61F2/44; A61F2/441; A61F2/46; A61F2/4601; A61F2/4603; A61F2/4611; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/1002; A61M29/00; A61M29/02; A61B17/00234; A61B17/02; A61B17/025; A61B17/74; A61B17/742; A61B17/744; A61B2010/0258; A61B2017/00535; A61B2017/00539; A61B2017/00544; A61B2017/00557; A61B2017/0256; A61B50/00; A61B2050/005; A61B2050/0065; A61B50/30; A61B2050/3015; A61B50/33; A61B90/39; A61F2/2846; A61F2/32; A61F2/36; A61F2/3601; A61F2/38; A61F2/389; A61F2002/2817; A61F2002/2825; A61F2002/2828; A61F2002/2832; A61F2002/2835; A61F2002/2853; A61F2002/2871; A61F2002/2892; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30112; A61F2002/30113; A61F2002/30115; A61F2002/30125; A61F2002/30131; A61F2002/30133; A61F2002/30199; A61F2002/302; A61F2002/30224; A61F2002/30225; A61F2002/30228; A61F2002/30242; A61F2002/30245; A61F2002/30252; A61F2002/30253; A61F2002/30285; A61F2002/30288; A61F2002/30308; A61F2002/30313; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30448; A61F2002/30462; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30581; A61F2002/30586; A61F2002/30599; A61F2002/30667; A61F2002/30677; A61F2002/30682; A61F2002/30686; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30907; A61F2002/30909; A61F2/3609; A61F2002/3611; A61F2002/3625; A61F2/40; A61F2/4059; A61F2002/4062; A61F2/42; A61F2/4202; A61F2002/4212; A61F2002/4215; A61F2002/4217; A61F2002/4625; A61F2002/4627; A61F2002/4635; A61F2002/4685; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/005; A61F2220/0075; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0006; A61F2230/0008; A61F2230/0013; A61F2230/0015; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0065; A61F2230/0069; A61F2230/0071; A61F2230/0073; A61F2230/0076; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/006; A61F2250/0063; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00179; A61F2310/00293; A61F2310/00353; A61F2310/00389; A61F2310/0097; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/105; A61M2025/1072; A61M2210/00; A61M2210/02; A61M2210/10; A61M2210/1003; A61M25/1011; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S606/00; Y10S606/907; Y10S606/91
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 76
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A device for insertion into a vertebral body to apply a force capable of compacting cancellous bone and moving fractured cortical bone, the device including a catheter extending along an axis and having a distal end sized and configured for insertion through a cannula into the vertebral body, the catheter carrying near its distal end an inflatable body having a wall sized and configured for passage within the cannula into the vertebral body when the inflatable body is in a collapsed condition, the wall being further sized and configured to apply the force in response to expansion of the inflatable body within the vertebral body, the wall including, when inflated, opposed side surfaces and opposed superior and inferior surfaces extending along an elongated longitudinal axis that is substantially aligned with the axis of the catheter, the inflatable body, when inflated within the vertebral body, having a height measured between the superior and inferior surfaces of approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm, an anterior to posterior dimension measured along the elongated axis of approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm, and a side to side dimension measured between the opposed side surfaces of approximately 0.5 cm to 5.0 cm.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
197 words
A device for insertion into a vertebral body to apply a force capable of compacting cancellous bone and moving fractured cortical bone, the device including a catheter extending along an axis and having a distal end sized and configured for insertion through a cannula into the vertebral body, the catheter carrying near its distal end an inflatable body having a wall sized and configured for passage within the cannula into the vertebral body when the inflatable body is in a collapsed condition, the wall being further sized and configured to apply the force in response to expansion of the inflatable body within the vertebral body, the wall including, when inflated, opposed side surfaces and opposed superior and inferior surfaces extending along an elongated longitudinal axis that is substantially aligned with the axis of the catheter, the inflatable body, when inflated within the vertebral body, having a height measured between the superior and inferior surfaces of approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm, an anterior to posterior dimension measured along the elongated axis of approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm, and a side to side dimension measured between the opposed side surfaces of approximately 0.5 cm to 5.0 cm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the side to side dimension is approximately 0.5 cm to 5.0 cm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the inflatable body comprises a balloon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the cannula is a percutaneous cannula.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the wall includes changes in wall thickness which restrain the opposed side surfaces from expanding beyond a substantially flat condition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the wall includes an internal restraint which restrains the opposed side surfaces from expanding beyond a substantially flat condition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 6 wherein the internal restraint includes mesh material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 6 wherein the internal restraint includes string material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 6 wherein the internal restraint includes woven material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 6 wherein the internal restraint includes a seam.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 6 wherein the internal restraint includes an essentially non-elastic material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the wall includes an external restraint which restrains the opposed side surfaces from expanding beyond a substantially flat condition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 12 wherein the external restraint includes mesh material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 12 wherein the external restraint includes string material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 12 wherein the external restraint includes woven material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 12 wherein the external restraint includes a seam.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 12 wherein the external restraint includes an essentially non-elastic material.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
157 words
A device for insertion into a vertebral body to apply a force capable of compacting cancellous bone and moving fractured cortical bone, the device including a catheter extending along an axis and having a distal end sized and configured for insertion through a cannula into the vertebral body, the catheter carrying near its distal end an inflatable body having a wall sized and configured for passage within the cannula into the vertebral body when the inflatable body is in a collapsed condition, the wall being further sized and configured to apply the force in response to expansion of the inflatable body within the vertebral body, the wall including, when inflated, opposed superior and inferior surfaces extending along an elongated longitudinal axis that is substantially aligned with the axis of the catheter, the inflatable body, when inflated within the vertebral body, having a height measured between the superior and inferior surfaces of approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
157 words
A device for insertion into a vertebral body to apply a force capable of compacting cancellous bone and moving fractured cortical bone, the device including a catheter extending along an axis and having a distal end sized and configured for insertion through a cannula into the vertebral body, the catheter carrying near its distal end an inflatable body having a wall sized and configured for passage within the cannula into the vertebral body when the inflatable body is in a collapsed condition, the wall being further sized and configured to apply the force in response to expansion of the inflatable body within the vertebral body, the wall including, when inflated, opposed superior and inferior surfaces extending along an elongated longitudinal axis that is substantially aligned with the axis of the catheter, the inflatable body, when inflated within the vertebral body, having a height measured between the superior and inferior surfaces of approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 18 wherein the inflatable body comprises a balloon.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 18 wherein the cannula is a percutaneous cannula.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 18 wherein the wall includes changes in wall thickness which restrain the opposed surfaces from expanding beyond a substantially flat condition.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 18 wherein the wall includes an internal restraint which restrains the opposed surfaces from expanding beyond a substantially flat condition.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 22 wherein the internal restraint includes mesh material.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 22 wherein the internal restraint includes string material.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 22 wherein the internal restraint includes woven material.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 22 wherein the internal restraint includes a seam.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 22 wherein the internal restraint includes an essentially non-elastic material.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 18 wherein the wall includes an external restraint which restrains the opposed surfaces from expanding beyond a substantially flat condition.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 28 wherein the external restraint includes mesh material.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 28 wherein the external restraint includes string material.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 28 wherein the external restraint includes woven material.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 28 wherein the external restraint includes a seam.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 28 wherein the external restraint includes an essentially non-elastic material.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 18 wherein the inflatable body has a side to side dimension of approximately 0.5 cm to 5.0 cm.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device according to claim 34 wherein the side to side dimension is approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 18 wherein the inflatable body has an anterior to posterior dimension of approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
156 words
A device for insertion into a vertebral body to apply a force capable of compacting cancellous bone and moving fractured cortical bone, the device including a catheter extending along an axis and having a distal end sized and configured for insertion through a cannula into the vertebral body, the catheter carrying near its distal end an inflatable body having a wall sized and configured for passage within the cannula into the vertebral body when the inflatable body is in a collapsed condition, the wall being further sized and configured to apply the force in response to expansion of the inflatable body within the vertebral body, the wall including, when inflated, opposed side surfaces extending along an elongated longitudinal axis that is substantially aligned with the axis of the catheter, the inflatable body, when inflated within the vertebral body, having an anterior to posterior dimension measured along the elongated axis of approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm.
Claim 40
Independent Claim
156 words
A device for insertion into a vertebral body to apply a force capable of compacting cancellous bone and moving fractured cortical bone, the device including a catheter extending along an axis and having a distal end sized and configured for insertion through a cannula into the vertebral body, the catheter carrying near its distal end an inflatable body having a wall sized and configured for passage within the cannula into the vertebral body when the inflatable body is in a collapsed condition, the wall being further sized and configured to apply the force in response to expansion of the inflatable body within the vertebral body, the wall including, when inflated, opposed side surfaces extending along an elongated longitudinal axis that is substantially aligned with the axis of the catheter, the inflatable body, when inflated within the vertebral body, having an anterior to posterior dimension measured along the elongated axis of approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 37 wherein the inflatable body comprises a balloon.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 37 wherein the cannula is a percutaneous cannula.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 37 wherein the wall includes changes in wall thickness which restrain the opposed side surfaces from expanding beyond a substantially flat condition.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 37 wherein the wall includes an internal restraint which restrains the opposed side surfaces from expanding beyond a substantially flat condition.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 41 wherein the internal restraint includes mesh material.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 41 wherein the internal restraint includes string material.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 41 wherein the internal restraint includes woven material.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 41 wherein the internal restraint includes a seam.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 41 wherein the internal restraint includes an essentially non-elastic material.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 37 wherein the wall includes an external restraint which restrains the opposed side surfaces from expanding beyond a substantially flat condition.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 47 wherein the external restraint includes mesh material.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 47 wherein the external restraint includes string material.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 47 wherein the external restraint includes woven material.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 47 wherein the external restraint includes a seam.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 47 wherein the external restraint includes an essentially non-elastic material.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 37 wherein the inflatable body has a side to side dimension of approximately 0.5 cm to 5.0 cm.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device according to claim 53 wherein the side to side dimension is approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device according to claim 37 wherein the inflatable body has a height of approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm.
Claim 59
Independent Claim
157 words
A device for insertion into a vertebral body to apply a force capable of compacting cancellous bone and moving fractured cortical bone, the device including a catheter extending along an axis and having a distal end sized and configured for insertion through a cannula into the vertebral body, the catheter carrying near its distal end an inflatable body having a wall sized and configured for passage within the cannula into the vertebral body when the inflatable body is in a collapsed condition, the wall being further sized and configured to apply the force in response to expansion of the inflatable body within the vertebral body, the wall including, when inflated, opposed side surfaces extending along an elongated longitudinal axis that is substantially aligned with the axis of the catheter, the inflatable body, when inflated within the vertebral body, having a side to side dimension measured between the opposed side surfaces of approximately 0.5 cm to 5.0 cm.
Claim 60
Independent Claim
157 words
A device for insertion into a vertebral body to apply a force capable of compacting cancellous bone and moving fractured cortical bone, the device including a catheter extending along an axis and having a distal end sized and configured for insertion through a cannula into the vertebral body, the catheter carrying near its distal end an inflatable body having a wall sized and configured for passage within the cannula into the vertebral body when the inflatable body is in a collapsed condition, the wall being further sized and configured to apply the force in response to expansion of the inflatable body within the vertebral body, the wall including, when inflated, opposed side surfaces extending along an elongated longitudinal axis that is substantially aligned with the axis of the catheter, the inflatable body, when inflated within the vertebral body, having a side to side dimension measured between the opposed side surfaces of approximately 0.5 cm to 5.0 cm.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device according to claim 56 wherein the side to side dimension is approximately 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 56 wherein the inflatable body comprises a balloon.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 56 wherein the cannula is a percutaneous cannula.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 56 wherein the wall includes changes in wall thickness which restrain the opposed side surfaces from expanding beyond a substantially flat condition.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 56 wherein the wall includes an internal restraint which restrains the opposed side surfaces from expanding beyond a substantially flat condition.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 61 wherein the internal restraint includes mesh material.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 61 wherein the internal restraint includes string material.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 61 wherein the internal restraint includes woven material.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 61 wherein the internal restraint includes a seam.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 61 wherein the internal restraint includes an essentially non-elastic material.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 56 wherein the wall includes an external restraint which restrains the opposed side surfaces from expanding beyond a substantially flat condition.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 67 wherein the external restraint includes mesh material.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 67 wherein the external restraint includes string material.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 67 wherein the external restraint includes woven material.
Claim 75
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 67 wherein the external restraint includes a seam.
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 67 wherein the external restraint includes an essentially non-elastic material.
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