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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2009
Matthew P. Prygoski, Okemos, MI (US);
Antony J. Lozier, Warsaw, IN (US);
Russell M. Parrott, Warsaw, IN (US);
Andrew L. Gray, Warren, IN (US);
Nicolas J. Pacelli, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Matthew P. Prygoski, Okemos, MI (US);
Antony J. Lozier, Warsaw, IN (US);
Russell M. Parrott, Warsaw, IN (US);
Andrew L. Gray, Warren, IN (US);
Nicolas J. Pacelli, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus configured to strengthen and support a portion of a bone, such as the femoral head of the proximal femur, for example. The apparatus may include a housing or base member and a movable support member connected to the housing and configured to move between a first, undeployed position in which the support member is disposed proximate the housing or base such that the apparatus may be inserted into bone, and a second, deployed position in which the support member extends away from the housing or base for supporting the femoral head. The support member may be a rod, one or more wires, a leaf spring, a bladder, or an expandable mesh material, for example.