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US 7,153,305 B2Granted
Method for treating tibial plateau compression fractures
AssigneeSpine Wave, Inc.
InventorsWes Johnson, Tyler Lipschultz, Larry Wales, Robert Kieval
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for distracting, in a given direction, and supporting two tissue surfaces. A plurality of wafers are consecutively inserted between the two tissue surfaces to create a column of wafers. The column of wafers is oriented between the tissue surfaces so as to expand in the given direction as the wafers are consecutively added to the column.
Claims28
A method of treating tibial plateau compression fractures, comprising the steps of:
- accessing the space under the tibial plateau in a tibia between two generally opposed surfaces of the fractured tibia;
- and
- consecutively introducing a plurality of substantially rigid elements in contact with each other between the opposed surfaces to distract said opposed surfaces as said elements are received and support such distracted surfaces to reduce the fracture and support the tibial plateau.
A method of treating tibial plateau compression fractures, comprising the steps of:
- accessing the space under the tibial plateau on a tibia between two generally opposed surfaces of the fractured tibia;
- and
- stacking by consecutively introducing individually a plurality of generally flat and substantially rigid wafers in the tibia in the general direction of the axis of the tibia between the opposed surfaces to distract said opposed surfaces as said wafers are consecutively received and support such distracted surfaces to reduce the fracture and support the tibial plateau.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.