Patent ID: 9283015
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical method comprising: creating a pathway to a vertebral body; forming a curved pathway in the vertebral body using a curved drill; enlarging the curved pathway to form an enlarged cavity in the vertebral body using a reamer; inserting a stent via a stent delivery system into the enlarged cavity, wherein the stent delivery system comprises a sheath extended over the stent, wherein the stent comprises a co-braided structure that is self-expandable and collapsible within the sheath; and removing the sheath from the stent to deploy and expand the stent, wherein the stent expands on its own within the vertebral body without the use of a filler material, and simultaneously moving forward the stent to compensate for any foreshortening of the stent during removal of the sheath.