SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIXATION OF BONE WITH AN EXPANDABLE DEVICE

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APP PUB NO 20070173939A1
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11609223

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Apparatus, systems and methods for providing fixation to an interior body region of a patient are provided. The apparatus includes an expandable cage which is inserted into a body region, such as cancellous bone of a vertebra, in a first geometry, and transitioned to a second geometry. Delivery devices and other tools are included including a material delivery device used to inject an agent into a body region without requiring or creating a void in that region. Methods are also provided for providing fixation to an internal body region.

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIO UNIVERSITY1705 EL CAMINO REAL PALO ALTO CA 94306-1106

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Flaherty, J Christopher Topsfield, MA 467 62771
Kim, Daniel H Los Altos, CA 153 14147

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