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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2006
Mark a Reiley, Piedmont, CA (US);
Arie Scholten, Fremont, CA (US);
Karen D Talmadge, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert M Scribner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Michael L Reo, Redwood City, CA (US);
Mark A Reiley, Piedmont, CA (US);
Arie Scholten, Fremont, CA (US);
Karen D Talmadge, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert M Scribner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Michael L Reo, Redwood City, CA (US);
Kyphon SARL, Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
A method provides a void creation device including an expandable structure adapted to undergo expansion in the cancellous bone volume of a bone selected for treatment. The expandable structure has at least one dimension so that the expandable structure will assume a predetermined shape and size when substantially expanded that compacts only a first volume of the cancellous bone volume to form a void, leaving a second volume of the cancellous bone volume substantially uncompacted by the expandable structure. A filling material is placed within the void through the percutaneous access path.