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SYSTEM FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL FRACTURES

  • US 20110251615A1
  • Filed: 04/08/2011
  • Published: 10/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical device for treating a vertebral body, comprising:

  • a handle having an actuating portion;

    a shaft comprising a first sleeve located concentrically within a second sleeve, the shaft having a distal portion comprising a working end capable of moving between a linear configuration and an articulated configuration and where each sleeve comprises a series of slots or notches to limit deflection of the working end to the articulated configuration where the respective series of slots or notches are radially offset in adjacent sleeves; and

    a distal portion of the shaft carrying an expandable structure.

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