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Patent US7909873 - Delivery apparatus and methods for vertebrostenting - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe invention relates to a method of delivering and deploying a stent into a curvilinear cavity within a vertebral body or other bony or body structure. The invention also relates to devices that may be used to perform the steps to deliver and deploy a stent....http://www.google.com/patents/US7909873?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7909873 - Delivery apparatus and methods for vertebrostentingAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7909873 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/957,039Publication dateMar 22, 2011Filing dateDec 14, 2007Priority dateDec 15, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP2120734A1, EP2120734B1, US8623025, US9237916, US9283015, US20080208320, US20080249481, US20100114111, US20100121332, US20100121333, US20140121667, WO2008076330A1Publication number11957039, 957039, US 7909873 B2, US 7909873B2, US-B2-7909873, US7909873 B2, US7909873B2InventorsFrancisca Tan-Malecki, John V. Hamilton, Andrew R. Sennett, Ronald Sahatjian, James Coyle, James Cannon, Liam Farrissey, John Mugan, Martin Bruggemann, Dion Gallagher, Damien RyanOriginal AssigneeSoteira, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (589), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (18), Classifications (18), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDelivery apparatus and methods for vertebrostenting
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