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Vesselplasty
Procedure
Overview
Vesselplasty
is a new technique advancing the Kyphoplasty technique.
Instead of using balloon this procedure uses a
PET artificial vessel, the Vessel-X®, to restore
the height of the vertebral body, it serving as
a Vertebral Body Expander and also serving as
the Bone Void Material Container. It is
introduced into the vertebra in a reduced configuration
and once positioned within the vertebra, it is
expanded to its predetermined configuration raising
the endplates and creating a void along with the
introduced of bone void filler material.
And then, a few bone void filler material penetrates
through Vessel-X®, interdigitating the vertebral
body. In the end, Vessel-X® and the bone void
filler material will be remained at the predetermined
injected area. This new technology, Vesselplasty,
thoroughly solves the fatal problem of leakage
of cement out of the vertebral body.
Features
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Minimal
invasive surgery in vertebra compression
fracture symptom |
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Inflatable
vessel, a PET artificial vessel |
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Inflated
by bone void filler material |
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Correct
vertebral height |
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Void
shape controlled and preserved |
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The
vessel and the bone void filler material
are left in the position |
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Interdigitate
between the vessel and the vertebral body |
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Prevent
the bone void filler material from leaking
out of the vertebral body |
Procedure
Patent
allocation
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Country |
Project |
Approved |
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TW |
3 |
3 patens issued
(Patent No.213804,221091,207394)
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US |
3 |
Pending
( Publication No. 2004/0122455,2004/0210297,2004/0220615)
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CN |
3 |
1 issued
(Patent No.ZL03240193.0),
3 Pending (PublicationNo.1526457,1552290,1552289)
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JP |
3 |
Pending
(Publication No.2004-195197,2004-313738,2004-329859)
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KA |
3 |
Pending |
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EU |
3 |
Pending
(Publication No. EP1495729,EP1495730, EP1495725)
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Where
product is "cleared" for use
CE
Mark approval
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