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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2001
Applicants:
Samuel M. Shaolian, Newport Beach, CA (US);
George P. Teitelbaum, Santa Monica, CA (US);
To V. Pham, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Thanh Van Nguyen, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Samuel M. Shaolian, Newport Beach, CA (US);
George P. Teitelbaum, Santa Monica, CA (US);
To V. Pham, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Thanh Van Nguyen, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vertelink Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B017/56 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable inflatable orthopedic device is provided. The device comprises a flexible wall, defining an interior cavity, a reinforcing element exposed to the cavity, an inflation pathway in communication with the cavity, and a valve, for closing the pathway. A delivery catheter is also provided for removably carrying the orthopedic device to the treatment site.