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Instruments and methods for reducing and stabilizing bone fractures

  • US 8,142,462 B2
  • Filed: 05/27/2005
  • Issued: 03/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method treating bone comprising the steps of:

  • forming a passage in a vertebra;

    forming a cavity in the vertebra by cutting cancellous bone, wherein a first portion of the cavity is defined by a first exposed vertebral endplate, wherein the first exposed vertebral endplate is exposed by cutting cancellous bone, and a second portion of the cavity is defined by a second exposed vertebral endplate, wherein the second exposed vertebral endplate is exposed by cutting cancellous bone;

    providing an inflatable device configured for expansion;

    introducing the inflatable device configured for expansion into the cavity; and

    expanding the inflatable device configured for expansion to provide a distraction force sufficient to reduce a bone fracture.

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