APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR BONE SCREW AUGMENTATION

An apparatus includes an expandable member and a cutting member coupled to the expandable member. The expandable member is configured to form a cavity within a cancellous portion of a bone. The cutting member is configured to cut a cortical portion of the bone. Un appareil selon l'invention com...

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Hauptverfasser:	FERDINAND, ARTHUR, E, KOHM, ANDREW, C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus includes an expandable member and a cutting member coupled to the expandable member. The expandable member is configured to form a cavity within a cancellous portion of a bone. The cutting member is configured to cut a cortical portion of the bone. Un appareil selon l'invention comprend un élément expansible et un outil de coupe couplé à l'élément expansible. L'élément expansible est conçu de manière à former une cavité dans une partie spongieuse de l'os et l'outil de coupe est conçu pour couper une partie corticale de l'os.