Title:
体内インプラントの伸長および挿入具の連接および方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4485517
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A device for processing vertebral members having a spacer (10), a delivery device (80), and a deployer (7). The spacer (10) includes at least first and second members (20, 30) with the first (20) having at least one angled section (25, 26) and a contact surface (27, 28), a second member (30) having at least one angled section and a contact surface. The delivery device (80) is attached to at least one of the first (20) and second members (30). The first and second members (20, 30) being movable relative to one another for the angled sections to contact and expand the height of the device. The device is positionable between a first closed orientation having a first height, a second open orientation having a second height greater than the first height, and gradations therebetween. Methods of spacing vertebral members using the spacer are also disclosed.
Inventors:
Rim, Roy Kay
Application Number:
JP2006503188A
Publication Date:
June 23, 2010
Filing Date:
January 30, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic Incorporated
International Classes:
A61F2/44; A61B17/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/46; A61B17/00; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/28
Foreign References:
| US5755732 | ||||
| US20020143401 | ||||
| US20020128716 | ||||
| US6319257 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Shosuke Imai
Masao Hashimoto
Shigeru Sakuma
Fujihiro Kanda
Hiroyuki Uchida
Shigeo Takeuchi
Takami Ito
Akutsu Katsuhisa
Tadashi Masui
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Shosuke Imai
Masao Hashimoto
Shigeru Sakuma
Fujihiro Kanda
Hiroyuki Uchida
Shigeo Takeuchi
Takami Ito
Akutsu Katsuhisa
Tadashi Masui