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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2010
Applicant:
Ankit K. Mehta, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ankit K. Mehta, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kyphon Sarl, Neuchatel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for assessing an intervertebral disc space comprises an elongated catheter with proximal and distal ends and an expandable body attached to the distal end of the elongated catheter. The expandable body includes proximal and distal end portions. The system further comprises a securing mechanism encircling at least one of the proximal or distal end portions of the expandable body to tighten the expandable body against the elongated catheter.