Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-30
2011-10-04
Robert, Eduardo C (Department: 3733)
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
C606S249000, C606S090000, C623S017110
Reexamination Certificate
active
08029549
ABSTRACT:
A method includes positioning a medical device within a body between adjacent spinous processes, moving the medical device from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration within the body using an actuator removably coupled to the medical device, and removing the actuator from the body while the medical device remains between the adjacent spinous processes.
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Edidin Avram Allan
Malandain Hugues F.
Vandervelde Robert Alexander
Carter Tara R
Kyphon Sarl
Robert Eduardo C
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