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US 2004/0167562 A1Published application
Methods and devices for treating fractured and/or diseased bone
AssigneeKyphon Inc.
InventorsReynaldo A. Osorio, Marialulu Follmer, Richard W. Layne, Ryan P. Boucher, Karen D. Talmadge, Joseph J. Basista
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Abstract
The present invention relates to devices and methods for treating fractured and/or diseased bone. More specifically, the present invention relates to devices and methods for repairing, reinforcing and/or treating fractured and/or diseased bone using various devices, including cavity-forming devices.
Claims5
A balloon catheter comprising:
- a tube comprising a distal end and a proximal end;
- a lumen within the tube;
- an expandable material;
- an opening formed in the tube, the opening communication with the lumen;
- wherein
- at least a portion of the expandable material is located within the lumen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.