Title:
MINIMALLY INVASIVE DISTRACTION DEVICE AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004086934
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A device (10) for distracting and supporting two substantially opposing tissue surfaces in a patient's body, to be introduced within the tissue surfaces in a minimally invasive procedure. The device comprises: a wrapping element (12); and an expandable structure (24) insertable between the two substantially opposing suport surfaces of the wrapping element, adapted to be expanded between the two substantially opposing surfaces to a predetermined dimension.
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Inventors:
SHEZIFI YUVAL (IL)
GRUNBERG ILAN (IL)
OHANA NISSIM (IL)
BEN-ARYE ASAF (IL)
GRUNBERG ILAN (IL)
OHANA NISSIM (IL)
BEN-ARYE ASAF (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2004/000171
Publication Date:
November 11, 2004
Filing Date:
February 22, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EXPANDIS LTD (IL)
SHEZIFI YUVAL (IL)
GRUNBERG ILAN (IL)
OHANA NISSIM (IL)
BEN-ARYE ASAF (IL)
SHEZIFI YUVAL (IL)
GRUNBERG ILAN (IL)
OHANA NISSIM (IL)
BEN-ARYE ASAF (IL)
International Classes:
A61B17/02; A61B17/56; A61B17/88; A61F2/44; A61B; (IPC1-7): A61B17/56
Foreign References:
| US6066154A | 2000-05-23 | |||
| US5755661A | 1998-05-26 | |||
| US5743851A | 1998-04-28 | |||
| US5695515A | 1997-12-09 | |||
| US5358496A | 1994-10-25 | |||
| US5345927A | 1994-09-13 |
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