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Patent Inventor Names
Michael P. Igoe0
E. Skott Greenhalgh0
John Paul Romano0
Date of Patent
April 29, 2014
0Patent Application Number
116894710
Date Filed
March 21, 2007
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Patent abstract
An expandable support device for tissue repair is disclosed. The device can be used to repair hard or soft tissue, such as bone or vertebral discs. A method of repairing tissue is also disclosed. The device and method can be used to treat compression fractures. The compression fractures can be in the spine. The device can be deployed by compressing the device longitudinally resulting in radial expansion.
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