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Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone
Assignee: Orthophoenix LLC
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Filing: 1997-01-23
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Granted: 2001-05-22
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Expires: 2017-01-23
Abstract
Abstract A balloon for use in compressing cancellous bone and marrow (also known as medullary bone or trabecular bone) against the inner cortex of bones whether the bones are fractured or not. The balloon comprises an inflatable, non-expandable balloon body for insertion into said bone. The body has a shape and size to compress at least a portion of the cancellous bone to form a cavity in the cancellous bone and to restore the original position of the outer cortical bone, if fractured or collapsed. The balloon is prevented from applying excessive pressure to the outer cortical bone. The wall or walls of the balloon are such that proper inflation the balloon body is achieved to provide for optimum compression of all the bone marrow. The balloon is able to be folded so that it can be inserted quickly into a bone. The balloon can be made to have a suction catheter. The main purpose of the balloon is the forming or enlarging of a cavity or passage in a bone, especially in, but not limited to, vertebral bodies.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark A. Reiley
- 👤 Arie Scholten
- 👤 Karen Talmadge
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 02:09
CPC Classifications
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Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for treating bone comprising the steps of inserting inside bone a device comprising a body adapted to be inserted into bone and undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone, the body including material that, during the expansion in cancellous bone, applies a force capable of moving fractured cortical bone, and further includes changes in thickness of the body to constrain the expansion in cancellous bone, causing constrained expansion of the body in cancellous bone, and compacting cancellous bone by the constrained expansion.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for treating bone comprising the steps of inserting inside bone a device comprising a body adapted to be inserted into bone and undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone, the body including material that, during the expansion in cancellous bone, applies a force capable of moving fractured cortical bone, and further includes changes in thickness of the body to constrain the expansion in cancellous bone, causing constrained expansion of the body in cancellous bone, and compacting cancellous bone by the constrained expansion.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for treating bone comprising the steps of inserting inside bone a device comprising a body adapted to be inserted into bone and undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone, including the body includes material that, during the expansion in cancellous bone, applies a force capable of moving fractured cortical bone, and further includes an internal restraint coupled to an interior of the body to constrain the expansion in cancellous bone, causing constrained expansion of the body in cancellous bone, and compacting cancellous bone by the constrained expansion.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for treating bone comprising the steps of inserting inside bone a device comprising a body adapted to be inserted into bone and undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone, including the body includes material that, during the expansion in cancellous bone, applies a force capable of moving fractured cortical bone, and further includes an internal restraint coupled to an interior of the body to constrain the expansion in cancellous bone, causing constrained expansion of the body in cancellous bone, and compacting cancellous bone by the constrained expansion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the internal restraint includes mesh material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the internal restraint includes string material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the internal restraint includes a woven material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the internal restraint includes a seam.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the internal restraint includes an essentially non-elastic material.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for treating bone comprising the steps of inserting inside bone a device comprising a body adapted to be inserted into bone and undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone, the body including material that, during the expansion in cancellous bone, applies a force capable of moving fractured cortical bone, and further includes an external restraint coupled to an exterior of the body to constrain the expansion in cancellous bone, causing constrained expansion of the body in cancellous bone, and compacting cancellous bone by the constrained expansion.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for treating bone comprising the steps of inserting inside bone a device comprising a body adapted to be inserted into bone and undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone, the body including material that, during the expansion in cancellous bone, applies a force capable of moving fractured cortical bone, and further includes an external restraint coupled to an exterior of the body to constrain the expansion in cancellous bone, causing constrained expansion of the body in cancellous bone, and compacting cancellous bone by the constrained expansion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 8 wherein the external restraint includes mesh material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 8 wherein the external restraint includes string material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device according to claim 8 wherein the external restraint includes a woven material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 8 wherein the external restraint includes a seam.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 8 wherein the external restraint includes an essentially non-elastic material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1 or 2 or 8 wherein the material includes an essentially non-elastic material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1 or 2 or 8 wherein the material includes an essentially semi-elastic material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1 or 2 or 8 wherein the material includes an essentially elastic material.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
80 words
A method for treating bone comprising the steps of inserting inside bone a device comprising a body adapted to be inserted into bone and undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone, the body including at least two materials that, during the expansion in cancellous bone, apply a force capable of moving fractured cortical bone and constrain the expansion in cancellous bone, causing constrained expansion of the body in cancellous bone, and compacting cancellous bone by the constrained expansion.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
80 words
A method for treating bone comprising the steps of inserting inside bone a device comprising a body adapted to be inserted into bone and undergo expansion in cancellous bone to compact cancellous bone, the body including at least two materials that, during the expansion in cancellous bone, apply a force capable of moving fractured cortical bone and constrain the expansion in cancellous bone, causing constrained expansion of the body in cancellous bone, and compacting cancellous bone by the constrained expansion.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 17 wherein the at least two materials possess essentially similar elastic properties.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 17 wherein the at least two materials possess essentially different elastic properties.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1 or 2 or 8 or 17 wherein the constrained expansion lifts vertebral end plates.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 or 2 or 8 or 17 wherein the constrained expansion lifts tibial plateau depressions.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1 or 2 or 8 or 17 wherein the constrained expansion lifts proximal humerus depressions.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1 or 2 or 8 or 17 wherein the constrained expansion lifts cortical bone.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1 or 2 or 8 or 17 wherein the step of compacting forms a cavity.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 24 further including the step of filling the cavity with a material.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 25 wherein the material comprises bone cement.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 25 wherein the material comprises synthetic bone substitute.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 25 wherein the material comprises a flowable material that sets to a hardened condition.
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