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Devices for creating voids in interior body regions and related methods
Assignee: Orthophoenix LLC
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Filing: 2004-07-16
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Granted: 2005-08-02
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Expires: 2024-07-16
Abstract
Abstract Several embodiments of cutting tips for tools for creating voids in interior body regions are provided. The cutting tips provide for rotational and translational cutting. An actuator mechanism for deploying a cutting tip converts the rotational movement of a wheel into translational movement of a plunger rod. The actuator mechanism provides positive cutting action as the cutting tip is moved from a first, non-deployed position to a second, deployed position and from the second, deployed position to the first, non-deployed position. Methods of creating a void in bone provide one or more mechanical cutting tools that may be used in combination with one or more expandable void-creating structures to form a void of a desired size and configuration.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank M. Phillips
- 👤 Richard W. Layne
- 👤 Bryce Anton Way
- 👤 Derek S. Rothwell
- 👤 Alberto Ruiz Cantu
- 👤 Avram Allan Edidin
- 👤 Mark A. Reiley
- 👤 Arie Scholten
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/88; A61B17/885; A61B17/8852; A61B17/8855; A61B17/16; A61B17/1604; A61B17/1613; A61B17/1615; A61B17/1617; A61B17/1662; A61B17/1671; A61B17/22; A61B17/22031; A61B17/221; A61B17/32; A61B17/320016; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B17/8802; A61B17/8805; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00261; A61B2017/00349; A61B2017/22034; A61B2017/2212; A61B2017/2215; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B2017/2926; A61B2017/2927; A61B17/32002; A61B2017/320028; A61B2017/320044
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 45
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of creating a void in bone comprising establishing a percutaneous access path leading into a bone, introducing through the access path a tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, manipulating the cutting tip in cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, withdrawing the tool, introducing a first expandable structure through the access path, the expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, expanding the first expandable structure in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void, withdrawing the first expandable structure, introducing a second expandable structure through the access path, and expanding the second expandable structure in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of creating a void in bone comprising establishing a percutaneous access path leading into a bone, introducing through the access path a tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, manipulating the cutting tip in cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, withdrawing the tool, introducing a first expandable structure through the access path, the expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, expanding the first expandable structure in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void, withdrawing the first expandable structure, introducing a second expandable structure through the access path, and expanding the second expandable structure in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1 , further comprising introducing a filling material into the void.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1 , further comprising, withdrawing the second expandable structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the second expandable structure is of a different size than the first expandable structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the second expandable structure is of a different configuration than the first expandable structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the second expandable structure is of the same size and configuration as the first expandable structure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second expandable structures is a balloon.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of creating a void in bone comprising establishing a percutaneous access path leading into a bone, introducing through the access path a first tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, manipulating the cutting tip in cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, withdrawing the first tool, introducing an expandable structure through the access path, the expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, expanding the expandable structure in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void, withdrawing the expandable structure, introducing through the access path a second tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, and manipulating the cutting tip of the second cutting tool in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of creating a void in bone comprising establishing a percutaneous access path leading into a bone, introducing through the access path a first tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, manipulating the cutting tip in cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, withdrawing the first tool, introducing an expandable structure through the access path, the expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, expanding the expandable structure in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void, withdrawing the expandable structure, introducing through the access path a second tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, and manipulating the cutting tip of the second cutting tool in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 8 , further comprising introducing a filling material into the void.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 8 wherein the cutting tip of the second tool is of a different size than the cutting tip of the first tool.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 8 wherein the cutting tip of the second tool is of a different configuration than the cutting tip of the first tool.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 8 wherein the cutting tip of the second tool is of the same size and configuration as the cutting tip of the first tool.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 8 wherein the expandable structure is a balloon.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of creating a void in bone comprising establishing a percutaneous access path leading into a bone, introducing through the access path a first tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, manipulating the cutting tip of the first tool in cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, withdrawing the first tool, introducing through the access path a second tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, manipulating the cutting tip of the second tool in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void, withdrawing the second tool, introducing an expandable structure through the access path, the expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, and expanding the expandable structure in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of creating a void in bone comprising establishing a percutaneous access path leading into a bone, introducing through the access path a first tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, manipulating the cutting tip of the first tool in cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, withdrawing the first tool, introducing through the access path a second tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, manipulating the cutting tip of the second tool in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void, withdrawing the second tool, introducing an expandable structure through the access path, the expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, and expanding the expandable structure in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 14 , further comprising withdrawing the expandable structure.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 14 , further comprising introducing a filling material into the void.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 14 wherein the expandable structure is a balloon.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 14 wherein the cutting tip of the second tool is of a different size than the cutting tip of the first tool.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 14 wherein the cutting tip of the second tool is of a different configuration than the cutting tip of the first tool.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 14 wherein the cutting tip of the second tool is of the same size and configuration as the cutting tip of the first tool.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of creating a void in bone comprising establishing a percutaneous access path leading into a bone, introducing a first expandable structure through the access path, the first expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, expanding the first expandable structure in cancellous bone to create a void, withdrawing the first expandable structure, introducing a second expandable structure through the access path, the second expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, expanding the second expandable structure in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void, withdrawing the second expandable structure, introducing through the access path a tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, and manipulating the cutting tip in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of creating a void in bone comprising establishing a percutaneous access path leading into a bone, introducing a first expandable structure through the access path, the first expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, expanding the first expandable structure in cancellous bone to create a void, withdrawing the first expandable structure, introducing a second expandable structure through the access path, the second expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, expanding the second expandable structure in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void, withdrawing the second expandable structure, introducing through the access path a tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, and manipulating the cutting tip in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 21 , further comprising introducing a filling material into the void.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 21 wherein the second expandable structure is of a different size than the first expandable structure.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 21 wherein the second expandable structure is of a different configuration than the first expandable structure.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 21 wherein the second expandable structure is of the same size and configuration as the first expandable structure.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 21 wherein at least one of the first and second expandable structures is a balloon.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of creating a void in bone comprising establishing a percutaneous access path leading into a bone, introducing a first expandable structure through the access path, the first expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, expanding the first expandable structure in cancellous bone to create a void, withdrawing the first expandable structure, introducing through the access path a tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, manipulating the cutting tip in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void, withdrawing the tool, introducing a second expandable structure through the access path, the second expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, and expanding the second expandable structure in cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of creating a void in bone comprising establishing a percutaneous access path leading into a bone, introducing a first expandable structure through the access path, the first expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, expanding the first expandable structure in cancellous bone to create a void, withdrawing the first expandable structure, introducing through the access path a tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, manipulating the cutting tip in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void, withdrawing the tool, introducing a second expandable structure through the access path, the second expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, and expanding the second expandable structure in cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 27 , further comprising introducing a filling material into the void.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 27 wherein the second expandable structure is of the same size and configuration as the first expandable structure.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 27 wherein the second expandable structure is of a different size from the first expandable structure.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 27 wherein the second expandable structure is of a different configuration from the first expandable structure.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 27 wherein at least one of the first and second expandable structures is a balloon.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
11 words
A method according to claim 27 withdrawing the second expandable structure.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of creating a void in bone comprising establishing a percutaneous access path leading into a bone, introducing an expandable structure through the access path, the expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, expanding the expandable structure, introducing through the access path a first tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, manipulating the cutting tip in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void, withdrawing the first tool, introducing through the access path a second tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, and manipulating the cutting tip of the second tool in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void.
Claim 40
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of creating a void in bone comprising establishing a percutaneous access path leading into a bone, introducing an expandable structure through the access path, the expandable structure being adapted to undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone to create a void in the cancellous bone, expanding the expandable structure, introducing through the access path a first tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, manipulating the cutting tip in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void, withdrawing the first tool, introducing through the access path a second tool having a cutting tip that extends radially from the access path to contact bone, and manipulating the cutting tip of the second tool in the cancellous bone to enlarge or further define the void.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 34 , further comprising introducing a filling material into the void.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 34 wherein the expandable structure is a balloon.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 34 wherein the cutting tip of the second tool is of a different size than the tip of the first tool.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 34 wherein the cutting tip of the second tool is of a different configuration than the tip of the first tool.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 34 wherein the cutting tip of the second tool is of the same size and configuration as the cutting tip of the first tool.
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