Patent ID: 11857219
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A system for augmenting a vertebral body, the system comprising:
an access cannula;
a steerable assembly comprising a steering instrument;
a deformable conduit assembly comprising one or more arms, and a deformable conduit coupled to the one or more arms and within which the steering instrument is removably disposed, wherein the deformable conduit and the steering instrument are configured to be directed through the access cannula, and wherein the deformable conduit is configured to be curved by the steering instrument; and
an expandable member assembly comprising a catheter tube configured to be slidably positioned through the access cannula, and an expandable structure configured to be directed within or through the deformable conduit,
wherein the deformable conduit assembly further comprises a hub defining one or more guiding slots though which the one or more arms are slidably positioned to facilitate exposing of the expandable structure.