EP1098672A4 - Balloon jack - Google Patents

Balloon jack

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Publication number
EP1098672A4
EP1098672A4 EP99924363A EP99924363A EP1098672A4 EP 1098672 A4 EP1098672 A4 EP 1098672A4 EP 99924363 A EP99924363 A EP 99924363A EP 99924363 A EP99924363 A EP 99924363A EP 1098672 A4 EP1098672 A4 EP 1098672A4
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Prior art keywords
balloon
jack
balloon jack
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP99924363A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1098672A1 (en
Inventor
Vincent Bryan
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Warsaw Orthopedic Inc
Original Assignee
Vincent Bryan
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Publication date
Application filed by Vincent Bryan filed Critical Vincent Bryan
Publication of EP1098672A1 publication Critical patent/EP1098672A1/en
Publication of EP1098672A4 publication Critical patent/EP1098672A4/en
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for holding wounds open; Tractors
    • A61B17/025—Joint distractors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00535—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets pneumatically or hydraulically operated
    • A61B2017/00557—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets pneumatically or hydraulically operated inflatable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for holding wounds open; Tractors
    • A61B17/025—Joint distractors
    • A61B2017/0256—Joint distractors for the spine
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
    • A61M25/1002—Balloon catheters characterised by balloon shape
EP99924363A 1998-05-18 1999-05-18 Balloon jack Withdrawn EP1098672A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US8589698P 1998-05-18 1998-05-18
US85896P 1998-05-18
PCT/US1999/011084 WO1999059669A1 (en) 1998-05-18 1999-05-18 Balloon jack

Publications (2)

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EP1098672A1 EP1098672A1 (en) 2001-05-16
EP1098672A4 true EP1098672A4 (en) 2004-03-17

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EP99924363A Withdrawn EP1098672A4 (en) 1998-05-18 1999-05-18 Balloon jack

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP1098672A4 (en)
AU (1) AU4088399A (en)
WO (1) WO1999059669A1 (en)

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US20040054414A1 (en) 2002-09-18 2004-03-18 Trieu Hai H. Collagen-based materials and methods for augmenting intervertebral discs
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US20070276496A1 (en) 2006-05-23 2007-11-29 Sdgi Holdings, Inc. Surgical spacer with shape control
US8399619B2 (en) 2006-06-30 2013-03-19 Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. Injectable collagen material
US8118779B2 (en) 2006-06-30 2012-02-21 Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. Collagen delivery device
US8926620B2 (en) 2006-08-25 2015-01-06 Kyphon Sarl Apparatus and methods for use of expandable members in surgical applications
US8974496B2 (en) 2007-08-30 2015-03-10 Jeffrey Chun Wang Interspinous implant, tools and methods of implanting
AU2009257304A1 (en) 2008-06-13 2009-12-17 Pivot Medical, Inc. Methods and apparatus for joint distraction
US8974462B2 (en) 2008-06-13 2015-03-10 Pivot Medical, Inc. Devices and methods for minimally invasive access into a joint
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EP2408402B1 (en) 2009-03-17 2020-05-06 Stryker Corporation Joint-spacing balloon catheter
US10426453B2 (en) 2009-03-17 2019-10-01 Pivot Medical, Inc. Method and apparatus for distracting a joint
US9186181B2 (en) 2009-03-17 2015-11-17 Pivot Medical, Inc. Method and apparatus for distracting a joint
US8721649B2 (en) 2009-12-04 2014-05-13 Pivot Medical, Inc. Hip joint access using a circumferential wire and balloon
US8147526B2 (en) 2010-02-26 2012-04-03 Kyphon Sarl Interspinous process spacer diagnostic parallel balloon catheter and methods of use
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US3800788A (en) * 1972-07-12 1974-04-02 N White Antral catheter for reduction of fractures
US5331975A (en) * 1990-03-02 1994-07-26 Bonutti Peter M Fluid operated retractors
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US5331975A (en) * 1990-03-02 1994-07-26 Bonutti Peter M Fluid operated retractors
WO1997026847A1 (en) * 1996-01-23 1997-07-31 Advanced Bio Surfaces, Inc. Articulating joint repair

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO9959669A1 *

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WO1999059669A1 (en) 1999-11-25
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