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Expandable orthopedic device

  • US 7,052,498 B2
  • Filed: 01/21/2003
  • Issued: 05/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A device for stabilizing bone, comprising:

  • an elongate body having first and second end regions defining a longitudinal axis therebetween;

    a plurality of splines extending from the first end region, the splines being directable from a collapsed state to a substantially transverse expanded state;

    a plurality of support arms coupled to the splines; and

    an actuator coupled to the support arms, the actuator movable axially relative to the elongate body for displacing distal ends of the support arms away from the longitudinal axis, thereby causing the splines to bend in a curvilinear manner away from one another towards the expanded state.

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