Deformable tools and implants
AssigneeDisc-o-Tech, Ltd.
InventorsModechay Beyar, Ronen Shavit, Oz Vachtenberg, Oren Globerman, Uri Shasha
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Abstract
A medical grade deformer, comprising: an axial member; and a pliable tube mounted on said axial member and adapted to be deformed from a first, narrower diameter, configuration to a second, greater diameter, configuration.
Claims52
A medical grade deformer, comprising:
- an axial member;
- and
- a pliable tube mounted on said axial member and adapted to be deformed from a first, narrower diameter, configuration to a second, greater diameter, configuration.
A deformer, comprising a non-inflatable substantially non-absorbent deformable non-metallic body having two configurations, a first configuration in which said body has a narrower diameter and a second configuration in which said narrower diameter is greater, wherein said deformer is adapted to remain substantially undeformed under a force of over 10 Kg and wherein said deformer is sized for positioning inside a human vertebra.
A method of spinal surgery, comprising:
- inserting a non-inflatable non-absorbent deformable deformer into a vertebra;
- and
- deforming said deformer such that cortical bone of vertebral faces of said vertebra, move relative to each other.
A method of treating a bone, comprising:
- inserting a unsealed pliable element into the bone;
- and
- mechanically deforming the pliable element such that said pliable element applies deforming force on the bone.
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