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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2009
Warren C. Sapida, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Bryan J. Auyoung, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hester Chan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Todd W. Jenkins, San Jose, CA (US);
Warren C. Sapida, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Bryan J. Auyoung, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hester Chan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Todd W. Jenkins, San Jose, CA (US);
Kyphon Sarl, Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
An inflatable bone tamp for performing a minimally invasive surgical procedure includes an inflatable structure that exhibits an outwardly tapering expansion profile. The outward taper can beneficially allow the inflatable bone tamp to exert greater targeted force in difficult environments. For example, in a vertebra with a compression fracture, the outwardly tapering expansion profile of the inflatable bone tamp can result in greater lifting force being applied to the endplates of the vertebra, thereby increasing the likelihood of restoring the height lost due to the compression fracture.