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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2002
Hiromi Matsuzaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshie Tominaga, Saitama, JP;
Hiromi Matsuzaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshie Tominaga, Saitama, JP;
Pentax Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Other;
Abstract
Various surgical instruments for use in the treatment of vertebral body compression fractures, used respectively for: widening a working path; reducing deformity; inserting a filler; and impacting a filler are provided. A set of surgical instruments including these instruments makes it possible to treat collapsed vertebral bodies easily and reliably are provided. The set includes a guide rod(an instrument for widening a working path), a vertical elevator(an instrument for reducing deformity), a horizontal elevator(an instrument for reducing deformity), an inserter(an instrument for inserting a filler), and an impactor(an instrument for impacting a filler). The guide rodis used for widening a pathformed in a collapsed vertebral bodyThe vertical elevatoris used for returning the upper anterior portion of the collapsed vertebral bodyto a substantially original shape. The horizontal elevatoris used for returning the upper middle portion of the collapsed vertebral bodyto a substantially original shape. The inserteris used for inserting a filler into the reduced vertebral bodyThe impactoris used for increasing the density of the filler inserted into the reduced vertebral body