Patent ID: 11896277
Assignee: OSTEON MEDICAL LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 10:
11. A kyphoplasty apparatus comprising:
a vertebral body implant including an implant shaft body extending entirely through, and coaxial with, an implant balloon device that is fixedly mounted to an exterior circumferential surface of the implant shaft body, wherein the implant shaft body has a proximal end, a distal end, a proximal detachment coupler, a central access conduit extending to a distal facing access port, and a radially facing port for balloon inflation positioned along an outer circumferential surface of the implant shaft body, wherein the implant balloon device is coaxially mounted to the implant shaft body so that the proximal detachment coupler of the implant shaft body is positioned proximally of the implant balloon device and the distal facing access port of the implant shaft body is positioned distally of the implant balloon device, wherein the implant balloon device is adjustable to an inflated configuration so that a balloon wall of the implant balloon device simultaneously engages a balloon inflation medium along an interior surface of the balloon wall and a bone cement along an exterior surface of the balloon wall.