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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Theodore D. Clineff, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Maarten Persenaire, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Gina M. Nagvajara, Narberth, PA (US);
Marissa M. Darmoc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Matthew B. Havener, Conshohocken, PA (US);
Stephen G. Gilbert, Morrisville, PA (US);
Erik M. Erbe, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Theodore D. Clineff, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Maarten Persenaire, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Gina M. Nagvajara, Narberth, PA (US);
Marissa M. Darmoc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Matthew B. Havener, Conshohocken, PA (US);
Stephen G. Gilbert, Morrisville, PA (US);
Erik M. Erbe, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Orthovita, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for reducing the occurrence of new post-operative fractures in vertebrae of a patient's spine after a vertebroplasty procedure performed to stabilize a fracture in a vertebra of a patient comprising the steps of performing a vertebroplasty procedure to stabilize a fracture in a vertebra of the patient, wherein the vertebroplasty procedure comprises the step of injecting a material into the fractured vertebra, wherein the material is formed by mixing together a first paste and a second paste, wherein the first paste comprises at least one of a polymerizable monomer and a filler, and wherein the second paste comprises at least one of a polymerizable monomer and a filler.