Owner Kyphon Inc.

Inventors Layne, Richard W.; Sand, Paul M; Scribner, Robert M; Ralph, Christopher R.; Reiley, Mark A.

Agent Griffith Hack

Pub. Number AU-B-2002225837

PCT Pub. Number WO02/34148

Priority 60/243,194 25.10.00 US

Filing date 25 October 2001

Wipo publication date 6 May 2002

Acceptance publication date 18 January 2007

A61B 17/58 (2006.01) Surgery - for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or the like

A61B 17/34 (2006.01) Surgery - Trocars

A61B 17/88 (2006.01) Surgery - Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal fixation devices

A61B 17/00 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/12 (2006.01) Surgery - for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord

A61B 17/16 (2006.01) Surgery - Osteoclasts

A61B 19/00 (2006.01) Instruments, implements or accessories for surgery or diagnosis not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for stereotaxis, sterile operation, luxation treatment, wound edge protectors

A61B 19/02 (2006.01) Instruments, implements or accessories for surgery or diagnosis not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for stereotaxis, sterile operation, luxation treatment, wound edge protectors

A61F 2/46 (2006.01) Filters - Special tools for implanting artificial joints