Formed in place corpectomy device
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1. A method of implanting a corpectomy device comprising:
- providing a balloon having an inflated configuration sized to fill a space between a first vertebra and a non-adjacent second vertebra and a deflated configuration sized for minimally invasive insertion into the space between the first and second vertebrae;
providing a hardenable media for introduction into the balloon;
performing a minimally-invasive corpectomy procedure on a third vertebra positioned between the first and second vertebrae to create the space between the first and second vertebrae;
introducing the balloon in the deflated configuration into the space between the first and second vertebrae via a minimally invasive approach;
inserting the hardenable media into the balloon to inflate the balloon to the inflated configuration via a minimally invasive approach;
hardening the hardenable media within the balloon to form a rigid support structure between the first and second vertebrae to stabilize the first and second vertebrae; and
inserting a bone graft into the space;
wherein introducing the balloon into the space comprises inserting the balloon into the bone graft.
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Abstract
An inflatable corpectomy device includes a balloon, which defines a cavity for receiving a hardenable media. The device can be inserted in an un-inflated form into a space formerly occupied by a diseased or damaged vertebrae bone. When inflated with a hardenable material, the device expands and fills the space. Various bone anchors or plates can be used in combination with the inflatable device to bridge the space and stabilize the spine while the device hardens.
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1. A method of implanting a corpectomy device comprising:
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providing a balloon having an inflated configuration sized to fill a space between a first vertebra and a non-adjacent second vertebra and a deflated configuration sized for minimally invasive insertion into the space between the first and second vertebrae; providing a hardenable media for introduction into the balloon; performing a minimally-invasive corpectomy procedure on a third vertebra positioned between the first and second vertebrae to create the space between the first and second vertebrae; introducing the balloon in the deflated configuration into the space between the first and second vertebrae via a minimally invasive approach; inserting the hardenable media into the balloon to inflate the balloon to the inflated configuration via a minimally invasive approach; hardening the hardenable media within the balloon to form a rigid support structure between the first and second vertebrae to stabilize the first and second vertebrae; and inserting a bone graft into the space; wherein introducing the balloon into the space comprises inserting the balloon into the bone graft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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