Deformable tools and implants
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1. 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.
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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.
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52 Claims
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1. A medical grade deformer, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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- 43. 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.
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47. A method of spinal surgery, comprising:
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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.
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48. A method of treating a bone, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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