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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. O'Neil, West Barnstable, MA (US);
Michael Andrew Slivka, Taunton, MA (US);
Anwar M. Upal, Fall River, MA (US);
John Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US);
Michael Alan Fisher, Middleboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 17/8805 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0225 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61M 25/1002 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1063 (2013.01);
Abstract
In intervertebral operative spinal procedures, using separate or pre-attached spreader blocks to control the directional growth of a distracting balloon.