Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for treating vertebral fractures
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Application No.: US15051000Application Date: 2016-02-23
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Publication No.: US10595884B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Damien O'Halloran , Sean Suh , Daniel Waite
- Applicant: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
- Applicant Address: US PA Audubon
- Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Audubon
- Main IPC: A61B17/16
- IPC: A61B17/16 ; A61B17/70 ; A61B17/88 ; A61B17/12 ; A61B17/34

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for treating bones, including, in one or more embodiments, methods and apparatus for treatment of vertebral fractures that include a containment assembly for cement containment and/or a balloon assembly for maintaining vertebral height. Methods for treating a bone comprising: creating a cavity in the bone; inserting a containment jacket into the cavity; inserting a balloon into the containment jacket; inflating the balloon; and introducing a filler material into the containment jacket with isolation of the balloon from the filler material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160166262A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING VERTEBRAL FRACTURES Public/Granted day:2016-06-16
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