Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bone tamp and methods of use
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Application No.: US14686376Application Date: 2015-04-14
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Publication No.: US09642663B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Craig E. Lauchner , Michael A. Smith
- Applicant: KYPHON SARL
- Applicant Address: CH Neuchâtel
- Assignee: KYPHON SÀRL
- Current Assignee: KYPHON SÀRL
- Current Assignee Address: CH Neuchâtel
- Agency: Sorell Lenna & Schmidt LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/88
- IPC: A61B17/88 ; A61B17/56

Abstract:
A system comprises an inflatable bone tamp including a plurality of linearly aligned expandable bodies. The system further comprises an elongated tubular shaft extending through the plurality of linearly aligned expandable bodies. The elongated tubular shaft includes a shaft wall and an interior partition structure. The system further comprises a plurality of channels extending through the shaft, each of the channels formed by a segment of the shaft wall and the interior partition structure and each of the channels in communication with the respective one of the plurality of expandable bodies via openings in the shaft. Each of the expandable bodies is independently inflatable.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150216579A1 BONE TAMP AND METHODS OF USE Public/Granted day:2015-08-06
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