Title:
DEVICE FOR VERTEBRAL REPAIR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/116833
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
It is intended to attain filling of a cavity within the vertebral bone with a filler
while avoiding leakage through crack having occurred in the vertebral bone due
to compression fracture, etc. by simple means without increasing of device diameter
to thereby shorten the period of treatment. There is provided a device for vertebral
repair for use in vertebral fracture repair procedure, comprising a pipelike
tubiform body inserted in an introduction hole made in the pedicle of vertebral
arch and adapted to, through an internal through-hole, charge a filler into the
interior of the vertebral bone and comprising a sheet member folded and fitted
in the distal end of the tubiform body so as to close the opening of the distal end,
wherein the sheet member is fitted so as to be cut off from the tubiform body by pressure
force exerted from the filler charged through the through-hole of the tubiform
body.
Inventors:
OJIMA SATOSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2007/057205
Publication Date:
October 18, 2007
Filing Date:
March 30, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS BIOMATERIAL CORP (JP)
TERUMO CORP (JP)
OJIMA SATOSHI (JP)
TERUMO CORP (JP)
OJIMA SATOSHI (JP)
International Classes:
A61B17/58; A61F2/28; A61F2/44; A61L27/00
Foreign References:
| JP2004534612A | 2004-11-18 | |||
| JP2003511191A | 2003-03-25 | |||
| JP2006507090A | 2006-03-02 | |||
| JP2004515301A | 2004-05-27 | |||
| JP2002516697A | 2002-06-11 | |||
| JP2004534612A | 2004-11-18 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
UEDA, Kunio et al. (3-1 Minatomirai 3-chome,Nishi-k, Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 12, JP)
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