Structures for creating cavities in interior body regions

a technology for creating structures and cavities, applied in the field of structures and procedures, can solve problems such as overall adverse effects on the quality of life and chronic complications

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-02-24
ORTHOPHOENIX
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These conditions, if not successfully treated, can result in deformities, chronic complications, and an overall adverse impact upon the quality of life.

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[0043] The systems and methods embodying the invention can be adapted for use virtually in any interior body region, where the formation of a cavity within tissue is required for a therapeutic or diagnostic purpose. The preferred embodiments show the invention in association with systems and methods used to treat bones. This is because the systems and methods which embody the invention are well suited for use in this environment. It should be appreciated that the systems and methods which embody features of the invention can be used in other interior body regions, as well.

[0044] I. Rotatable Cavity Forming Structures

[0045] A. Rotatable Loop Structure

[0046]FIG. 1 shows a rotatable tool 10 capable of forming a cavity in a targeted treatment area. The tool 10 comprises a catheter tube 12 having a proximal and a distal end, respectively 14 and 16. The catheter tube 12 preferable includes a handle 18 to aid in gripping and maneuvering the tube 12. The handle 18 can be made of a foam m...

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Abstract

A shaft having an axis and a distal end portion is adapted to be deployed inside a vertebral body through a cannula. A filament is carried by the distal end portion. A surface on the filament is movable between a collapsed condition sized and configured to be deployed with the shaft through the cannula and an extended position that extends radially from the shaft. A mechanism is coupled to the filament to extend the filament in situ radially from the shaft into contact with cancellous bone within the vertebral body. The surface, when extended, defines a structure capable of forming a cavity wholly within the vertebral body in the cancellous bone.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 10 / 208,391, filed Jul. 30, 2002 and entitled “Structures and Methods for Creating Cavities in Interior Body Regions,” which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09 / 055,805, filed Apr. 6, 1998 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,440,138).FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates to structures and procedures, which, in use, form cavities in interior body regions of humans and other animals for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Certain diagnostic or therapeutic procedures require the formation of a cavity in an interior body region. [0004] For example, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,969,888 and 5,108,404, an expandable body is deployed to form a cavity in cancellous bone tissue, as part of a therapeutic procedure that fixes fractures or other abnormal bone conditions, both osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic in origin. The expandable body compresses the cancellous bon...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B17/00A61B17/02A61B17/16A61B17/22A61B17/32A61B17/88A61B18/00A61B18/24A61B19/02A61F2/30A61F2/44A61F2/46A61M1/00
CPCA61B17/1617A61F2210/0085A61B17/1644A61B17/1671A61B17/22012A61B17/320016A61B17/32056A61B17/320758A61B17/8805A61B18/24A61B19/026A61B2017/00261A61B2017/22014A61B2017/320008A61B2017/320733A61B2217/005A61B2217/007A61F2/44A61F2/441A61F2/4601A61F2/4611A61F2002/30583A61F2002/30677A61B17/164A61B50/30
Inventor REILEY, MARK A.SCHOLTEN, ARIE
Owner ORTHOPHOENIX
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