EP 1123068 A1 20010816 - APPARATUS FOR PERCUTANEOUS INTERPOSITION BALLOON ARTHROPLASTY
Title (en)
APPARATUS FOR PERCUTANEOUS INTERPOSITION BALLOON ARTHROPLASTY
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG ZUR PERKUTANEN ZWISCHENPOSITIONIERUNGS-BALLON-ARTHROPLASTIK
Title (fr)
APPAREIL POUR ARTHROPLASTIE PERCUTANEE AVEC INTERPOSITION DE BALLONNET
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9924467 W 19991021
- US 10523198 P 19981021
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0023009A1] The current invention is a method and apparatus (300) for percutaneous interposition balloon arthroplasty. The method comprises the steps of entering a joint (10), introducing a deflated balloon (200) within the joint, and inflating the balloon (300) with a filler solution. The apparatus of this invention is a balloon (300) suitable for percutaneous interposition arthroplasty, comprising an outer shell (210) and a filler solution. The balloon (300) may further comprise a filling solution that comprises a condensed phase composition, a gas composition, and any mixtures thereof.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61F 2/30721 (2013.01); A61F 2/4603 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2/30965 (2013.01); A61F 2/32 (2013.01); A61F 2/4618 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30069 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30125 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30131 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30133 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30448 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30581 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30583 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30617 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30757 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4635 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4685 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0085 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0015 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0097 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0023009A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0023009 A1 20000427; AU 1317700 A 20000508; CA 2347977 A1 20000427; EP 1123068 A1 20010816; JP 2002538850 A 20021119
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9924467 W 19991021; AU 1317700 A 19991021; CA 2347977 A 19991021; EP 99956606 A 19991021; JP 2000576787 A 19991021