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Delivery of apparatus and methods for vertebrostenting

  • US 9,283,015 B2
  • Filed: 12/04/2013
  • Issued: 03/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical method comprising:

  • creating a pathway to a vertebral body;

    forming a curved pathway in the vertebral body using a curved drill;

    enlarging the curved pathway to form an enlarged cavity in the vertebral body using a reamer;

    inserting a stent via a stent delivery system into the enlarged cavity, wherein the stent delivery system comprises a sheath extended over the stent, wherein the stent comprises a co-braided structure that is self-expandable and collapsible within the sheath; and

    removing the sheath from the stent to deploy and expand the stent, wherein the stent expands on its own within the vertebral body without the use of a filler material, and simultaneously moving forward the stent to compensate for any foreshortening of the stent during removal of the sheath.

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