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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Jeffrey D. Schwardt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brian Donovan, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Kohm, Burlingame, CA (US);
Hugues F. Malandain, Mountain View, CA (US);
Erika I. Palmer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Mike Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Wong, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Schwardt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brian Donovan, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Kohm, Burlingame, CA (US);
Hugues F. Malandain, Mountain View, CA (US);
Erika I. Palmer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Mike Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Wong, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kyphon Sarl, Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
Devices and methods for performing a procedure within a spine are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes expanding an expandable member to move a tissue portion and form a cavity within an interior of a bone-related structure. At least a portion of the cavity is filled with a filler material while simultaneously withdrawing a medium from the expandable member at a predefined ratio such that the tissue portion substantially maintains its moved position. In some embodiments, the predefined ratio is 1:1. In another embodiment, a method includes expanding an expandable member to move a tissue portion and form a cavity within an interior of an intervertebral disc. At least a portion of the cavity is filled with a filler material while substantially maintaining the moved position of the tissue portion.