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Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone
Assignee: Orthophoenix LLC
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Filing: 2003-12-29
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Granted: 2006-01-03
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Expires: 2023-12-29
Abstract
Abstract Systems for treating a bone, e.g. a vertebral body, having an interior volume occupied, at least in part, by cancellous bone provide a first tool, a second tool, and a third tool. The first tool establishes a percutaneous access path to bone. The second tool is sized and configured to be introduced through the percutaneous access path to form a void that occupies less than the interior volume. The third tool places within the void through the percutaneous access path a volume of filling material. Related methods for treating a bone, e.g. a vertebral body, having an interior volume occupied, at least in part, by cancellous bone provide establishing a percutaneous access path to bone. A tool is introduced through the percutaneous access path and manipulated to form a void that occupies less than the interior volume. A volume of filling material is then placed within the void through the percutaneous access path.
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 19:38
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: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A method comprising selecting a vertebral body for treatment having a cortical wall enclosing a cancellous bone volume, providing a void creation device including an expandable structure having an expanded configuration and an unexpanded configuration, the expandable structure having at least one dimension so that changing the expandable structure from the unexpanded configuration to the expanded configuration while disposed within the cancellous bone volume compacts only a first region of the cancellous bone volume substantially without compacting a second region of the cancellous bone volume different from the first cancellous bone volume, introducing the void creation device into the vertebral body through a percutaneous access path, changing the expandable structure while disposed within the cancellous bone volume from the unexpanded configuration to the expanded configuration to compact only a first region of the cancellous bone volume substantially without compacting a second region of the cancellous bone volume different from the first cancellous bone volume, and placing a volume of filling material within the first region through the percutaneous access path.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
170 words
A method comprising selecting a vertebral body for treatment having a cortical wall enclosing a cancellous bone volume, providing a void creation device including an expandable structure having an expanded configuration and an unexpanded configuration, the expandable structure having at least one dimension so that changing the expandable structure from the unexpanded configuration to the expanded configuration while disposed within the cancellous bone volume compacts only a first region of the cancellous bone volume substantially without compacting a second region of the cancellous bone volume different from the first cancellous bone volume, introducing the void creation device into the vertebral body through a percutaneous access path, changing the expandable structure while disposed within the cancellous bone volume from the unexpanded configuration to the expanded configuration to compact only a first region of the cancellous bone volume substantially without compacting a second region of the cancellous bone volume different from the first cancellous bone volume, and placing a volume of filling material within the first region through the percutaneous access path.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the first region comprises less than about 90% of the cancellous bone volume.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the first region comprises about 40% to 90% of the cancellous bone volume.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the first region comprises about 70% to 90% of the cancellous bone volume.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the expandable structure comprises an inflatable body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the expandable structure comprises a balloon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the filling material hardens within the vertebral body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1 further including removing the expandable structure from the vertebral body.
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