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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Medtronic Holding Company Sàrl, Tolochenaz, CH;
Inventors:
Calin Druma, San Jose, CA (US);
Bruce Chabansky, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Holding Company Sàrl, Tolochenaz, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8855 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/8822 (2013.01); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61B 2017/320048 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02);
Abstract
An inflatable bone tamp for performing a minimally invasive surgical procedure includes a shaft having a primary region and a reduced diameter region, and an inflatable structure surrounding at least a portion of the reduced diameter region. The reduced diameter region of the shaft allows the deflated size of the inflatable structure to be minimized, while at the same time eliminating the need for the conventional dual lumen balloon catheter construction.