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Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone

  • US 20010011174A1
  • Filed: 03/16/2001
  • Published: 08/02/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1994
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A balloon for use in treating a bone predisposed to fracture or to collapse, or that is fractured or collapsed, comprising:

  • an inflatable, non-expandable balloon body for insertion into said bone, said body having a predetermined shape and size, when substantially fully inflated, sufficient to compress at least a portion of the inner cancellous bone to create a cavity in said cancellous bone, said balloon body being restrained to create said predetermined shape and size so that the fully inflated balloon is prevented from applying excessive pressure to the inner surface of the outer cortical bone if said bone is unfractured or uncollapsed.

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