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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ryan P Boucher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark A Reiley, Piedmont, CA (US);
Robert M Scribner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Karen D Talmadge, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kyphon Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
Abstract
An expandable structure made from an elastomer material is preformed to a desired geometry by exposure to heat and pressure. The structure undergoes controlled expansion and further distention in cancellous bone, with controlled deformation and without failure.