公开(公告)号：EP2408402A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-25

申请号：EP10754080.9

申请日：2010-03-17

申请人： Pivot Medical, Inc.

发明人： NIKOLCHEV, Julian ,  MARTIN, Hal, David ,  PAMICHEV, Chris ,  FLOM, James ,  KAISER, William ,  AMBEKAR, Paritosh ,  WILLIS, Geoff ,  ROSS, Lynette ,  FRUSHELL, Matthew ,  LEUNIG, Michael ,  LANTZ, Andrew

IPC分类号： A61F2/30

摘要： A method for creating space in a joint, the method comprising: applying force to a body part so as to distract the joint and create an intrajoint space; inserting an expandable member into the intrajoint space while the expandable member is in a contracted condition; expanding the expandable member within the intrajoint space; and reducing the force applied to the body part so that the joint is supported on the expandable member.

公开(公告)号：EP2897529A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-29

申请号：EP13838705.5

申请日：2013-09-18

申请人： Pivot Medical, Inc.

发明人： KAISER, William ,  PAGE, Brett, M. ,  NIKOLCHEV, Julian ,  CARCAMO, Ed

IPC分类号： A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/02 ,  A61B17/72 ,  A61B17/58

摘要： A method for creating space in a joint formed at the convergence of two bones, the method comprising: applying force to a body part so as to separate the two bones from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state, whereby to distract the joint and create an intrajoint space; inserting an assembly of three balloons into the intrajoint space while the assembly of three balloons is in a contracted condition; expanding the assembly of three balloons within the intrajoint space; and reducing the force applied to the body part so that the joint is supported on the assembly of three balloons, with the two bones remaining separated from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state.

摘要翻译： 1。一种用于在两个骨的会聚处形成的关节中产生空间的方法，所述方法包括：对身体部分施加力以使两个骨彼此分开大于它们通常分开的距离的距离 当关节处于健康状态时彼此分开，从而分散关节并形成内部连接空间; 当三个气球的组件处于收缩状态时，将三个气球的组件插入关节内空间; 扩大内部空间内三个气球的组装; 并且减小施加到身体部分上的力，使得关节被支撑在三个球囊的组件上，其中两个骨骼保持彼此分离的距离大于它们通常彼此分开时的距离 关节处于健康状态。

公开(公告)号：EP2560558A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-27

申请号：EP11772368.4

申请日：2011-01-13

申请人： Pivot Medical, Inc.

发明人： PAMICHEV, Chris ,  BURLEY, J., Brook ,  NIKOLCHEV, Julian ,  FLOM, James

IPC分类号： A61B17/04

CPC分类号： A61B17/0401 ,  A61B17/1604 ,  A61B17/1666 ,  A61B17/1746 ,  A61B2017/0409 ,  A61B2017/0412 ,  A61B2017/0414 ,  A61B2017/042 ,  A61B2017/0422 ,  A61B2017/0424 ,  A61B2017/0427 ,  A61B2017/0438 ,  A61B2017/0445 ,  A61B2017/0448 ,  A61B2017/045 ,  A61B2017/0451 ,  A61B2017/0458 ,  A61F2/34 ,  A61F2002/345 ,  A61F2220/0008

摘要： Apparatus for securing a first object to a second object, the apparatus comprising: an elongated body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, the lumen comprising a first section and a second section, the first section of the lumen being disposed distal to the second section of the lumen, and with the first section of the lumen having a wider diameter than the second section of the lumen; at least one longitudinally-extending slit extending through the side wall of the elongated body and communicating with the lumen, the at least one longitudinally-extending slit having a distal end and a proximal end, with the distal end of the at least one longitudinally-extending slit being spaced from the distal end of the elongated body; and an elongated element extending through the lumen of the elongated body.