CA2333761A1 - Expandable preformed structures for deployment in interior body regions - Google Patents

Expandable preformed structures for deployment in interior body regions Download PDF

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CA2333761A1
CA2333761A1 CA002333761A CA2333761A CA2333761A1 CA 2333761 A1 CA2333761 A1 CA 2333761A1 CA 002333761 A CA002333761 A CA 002333761A CA 2333761 A CA2333761 A CA 2333761A CA 2333761 A1 CA2333761 A1 CA 2333761A1
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Robert M. Scribner
Karen D. Talmadge
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Medtronic PLC
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Robert M. Scribner
Karen D. Talmadge
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Abstract

An expandable structure (56) made from an elastomer material is preformed to a desired geometry by exposure to heat, and pressure.
The structure (56) undergoes controlled expansion; further distention in cancellous bone, with controlled deformation, and without stress failure.
CA002333761A 1998-06-01 1999-06-01 Expandable preformed structures for deployment in interior body regions Expired - Fee Related CA2333761C (en)

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