Medical device systems for the spine
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1. A medical device system, comprising:
- an expandable intradiscal portion configured to be placed between two vertebras; and
an expandable first extradiscal portion capable of being in fluid communication with the intradiscal portion.
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Abstract
Medical device systems for treating a spine and related methods are described. In some embodiments, a medical device system includes an expandable intradiscal portion configured to be placed between two vertebras, and an expandable first extradiscal portion capable of being in fluid communication with the intradiscal portion.
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54 Claims
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1. A medical device system, comprising:
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an expandable intradiscal portion configured to be placed between two vertebras; and
an expandable first extradiscal portion capable of being in fluid communication with the intradiscal portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A medical device system, comprising:
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an expandable intradiscal portion configured to be placed between two vertebras;
an expandable first extradiscal portion capable of being in fluid communication with the intradiscal portion; and
an expandable second extradiscal portion in fluid communication with the intradiscal portion and the first extradiscal portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A medical device system, comprising:
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a flexible first member comprising an expandable intradiscal portion configured to be placed between two vertebras, and an expandable first extradiscal portion capable of being in fluid communication with the intradiscal portion; and
a constraint configured to receive a portion of the first member, the constraint capable of preventing the portion of the first member from extending. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A medical device system, comprising:
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an expandable intradiscal portion configured to be placed between two vertebras and to contact one or more of the two vertebra; and
a valve capable of being in fluid communication with the intradiscal portion, wherein the valve allows for fluid in the medical device system to be adjusted post-operatively when the medical device system is implanted in the body. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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providing a medical device system comprising a first expandable portion and a second expandable portion capable of being in fluid communication with the first expandable portion;
positioning the first expandable portion between two vertebras; and
positioning the second expandable portion spaced from the vertebras. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method, comprising:
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removing at least a portion of a disc in a disc space between two vertebras;
using a posterior approach to position a first expandable portion of a medical device system in the disc space between the two vertebras; and
using a posterior approach to position a second expandable portion of the medical device system posterior to the disc space. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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