Methods and apparatuses for bone restoration

摘要

Methods and apparatuses for restoration of human or animal bone anatomy, which may include introduction, into a bone of an expansible implant capable of expansion in a single determined plane, positioning the expansible implant in the bone in order to correspond the single determined plane with a bone restoration plane and opening out the expansible implant in the bone restoration plane. A first support surface and a second support surface spread tissues within bone. The embodiments of the invention may also include injecting a filling material around the implant.

主权项

1. An expansible implant for bone restoration comprising:
a single plane of expansion intrinsic to the implant, wherein the single plane of expansion corresponds to a bone restoration plane; first and second opposed plates respectively forming first and a second bearing surfaces for the bone, wherein the first and second plates move away from one another according to the single plane of expansion at the time of the expansion of the implant by application of a longitudinal force to the implant; first and second supports for each of the first and second bearing surfaces, located adjacent each plate respectively; and a material web provided between each support and a corresponding plate, wherein the material web plastically deforms during expansion of the implant to control expansion of the implant.