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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
Applicants:
E. Skott Greenhalgh, Lower Gwynedd, PA (US);
John-paul Romano, Chalfont, PA (US);
Inventors:
E. Skott Greenhalgh, Lower Gwynedd, PA (US);
John-Paul Romano, Chalfont, PA (US);
Assignee:
Stout Medical Group, L.P., Warrington, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8858 (2013.01); A61B 17/7061 (2013.01); A61B 17/7094 (2013.01); A61B 17/7097 (2013.01); A61B 17/7098 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expandable support device for tissue repair is disclosed. The device can be used to repair hard or soft tissue, such as bone. The expandable support device can have interconnected struts. A method of repairing tissue is also disclosed. The expandable support device can be inserted into a damaged bone and radial expanded. The radial expansion of the expandable support device struts can cause the struts to cut mechanically support and/or the bone.