MINIMALLY INVASIVE DISTRACTION DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

A device (10) for distracting and supporting two substantially opposing tiss ue surfaces in a patient~s body, to be introduced within the tissue surfaces in a minimally invasive procedure. The device comprises: a wrapping element (12); and an expandable structure (24) insertable between the two substantially opposing suport surfaces of the wrapping element, adapted to be expanded between the two substantially opposing surfaces to a predetermined dimension .