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US 9,408,707 B2Granted
Methods and apparatuses for bone restoration
AssigneeVexim
InventorsJean-François Oglaza, Christian Renaud, Alain Leonard, Gildas Huet
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for restoration of human or animal bone anatomy, which may include introduction, into a bone of an expansible implant capable of expansion in a single determined plane, positioning the expansible implant in the bone in order to correspond the single determined plane with a bone restoration plane and opening out the expansible implant in the bone restoration plane. A first support surface and a second support surface spread tissues within bone. The embodiments of the invention may also include injecting a filling material around the implant.
Claims18
An expansible implant for bone restoration comprising:
- a single plane of expansion intrinsic to the implant, wherein the single plane of expansion corresponds to a bone restoration plane;
- first and second opposed plates respectively forming first and a second bearing surfaces for the bone, wherein the first and second plates move away from one another according to the single plane of expansion at the time of the expansion of the implant by application of a longitudinal force to the implant;
- first and second supports for each of the first and second bearing surfaces, located adjacent each plate respectively;
- and
- a material web provided between each support and a corresponding plate, wherein the material web plastically deforms during expansion of the implant to control expansion of the implant.
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A method for restoration of human or animal bone anatomy, comprising:
- introducing, into a bone, an expansible implant having:
- a single plane of expansion;
- at least one plate forming a bearing surface for bone, wherein upon expansion of the implant by application of a longitudinal force to the implant, the plate is directed away from a longitudinal axis of the implant according to the single plane of expansion at the time of the expansion of the implant;
- a first end;
- a second end;
- at least one support for at least one plate;
- and
- a first zone of material provided between a first end of the at least one support and the at least one plate, wherein the first zone plastically deforms during expansion of the implant for controlling the expansion of the implant;
- positioning the expansible implant in the bone in order to correspond the single plane of expansion with a bone restoration plane, and
- expanding the implant in the bone restoration plane by applying a longitudinal force to the implant.
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An expansible implant for bone restoration comprising:
- a single plane of expansion;
- at least one plate forming a bearing surface for bone, wherein upon expansion of the implant by application of a longitudinal force to the implant, the plate is directed away from a longitudinal axis of the implant according to the single plane of expansion at the time of the expansion of the implant;
- a first end;
- a second end;
- at least one support for at least one plate;
- and
- a first zone of material provided between a first end of the at least one support and the at least one plate, wherein the first zone plastically deforms during expansion of the implant for controlling the expansion of the implant.
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A method for treating bone comprising:
- introducing, into a bone, an expansible implant having:
- a single plane of expansion;
- at least one plate forming a bearing surface for bone, wherein upon expansion of the implant by application of a longitudinal force to the implant, the at least one plate is directed away from a longitudinal axis of the implant according to the single plane of expansion at the time of the expansion of the implant;
- a first end;
- a second end;
- at least one support for at least one plate;
- and
- a first zone of material provided between a first end of the at least one support and the at least one plate, wherein the first zone plastically deforms during expansion of the implant for controlling the expansion of the implant;
- positioning the expansible implant in the bone in order to correspond the single plane of expansion with a bone restoration plane;
- and
- expanding the implant in the bone restoration plane by applying a longitudinal force to the implant.
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An expansible implant comprising:
- at least one plate forming a bearing surface, wherein upon expansion of the implant by application of a longitudinal force to the implant, the plate is directed away from a longitudinal axis of the implant;
- a first end;
- a second end;
- at least one support for the at least one plate;
- and
- a zone of material provided between the at least one support and the at least one plate, wherein the zone plastically deforms during expansion of the implant for controlling the expansion of the implant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.