Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Ryan Kromholz & Manjon, S.C.
  • Systems and methods for placing materials into bone
    Patent number: 6241734
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering material into bone deploy a cannula through soft tissue to establish a subcutaneous path into bone. A material is introduced into bone through the cannula. The systems and methods advance a tamping instrument through the cannula to urge material residing in the cannula into bone. The introducing step delivers material at a pressure no greater than about 360 psi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Kyphon, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Scribner, Michael L. Reo, Mark A. Reiley, Ryan Boucher