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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Nishith Chasmawala, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bryan J. Auyoung, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Gorman Gong, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alex Hsia, San Jose, CA (US);
Lex P. Jansen, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Christopher U. Phan, San Leandro, CA (US);
Nishith Chasmawala, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bryan J. Auyoung, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Gorman Gong, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alex Hsia, San Jose, CA (US);
Lex P. Jansen, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Christopher U. Phan, San Leandro, CA (US);
Kyphon SARL, Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an elongated member, an expandable member coupled to the elongated member, and an outer sheath. The outer sheath, which can be constructed from a different material than the expandable member, is disposed about the expandable member such that an outer surface of the expandable member is in discontinuous contact with an inner surface of the outer sheath. The expandable member and the outer sheath are configured to cooperatively displace a bone structure when moving between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.