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Methods for treating a fractured and/or diseased and/or weakened bone

  • US 8,246,681 B2
  • Filed: 10/29/2007
  • Issued: 08/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprisingestablishing a percutaneous path into a vertebral body having cortical bone enclosing a cancellous bone volume,forming a cavity in the cancellous bone volume,compressing at least a portion of the cancellous bone volume by injecting a pressurized flowable bone filler material directly into the cavity,pushing the flowable bone filler material outward against the walls of the cavity to increase the size of the cavity by injecting additional flowable bone filler material into the cavity;

  • andmoving a fractured cortical bone of the vertebral body to a pre-fractured position by injecting additional flowable bone filler material into the cavity.

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