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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Damien O'Halloran, Conshohocken, PA (US);
Sean Suh, Morganville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8805 (2013.01); A61B 17/7097 (2013.01); A61B 17/8852 (2013.01); A61B 17/8855 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/3472 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3454 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61F 2002/4475 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0071 (2013.01);
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. A containment assembly comprising a containment jacket adapted to be deployed inside bone; and a dividing wall that separates the interior of the containment jacket into a proximal region and a distal region, the dividing wall having an opening for providing access to the distal region from the proximal region.