CPC A61F 2/4425 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8858 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/4601 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61B 17/70 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30224 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30601 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30617 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30772 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30774 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4629 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4635 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0009 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A system for restoring a vertebral body, said system comprising:
an introducer tube;
an implant comprising:
an end element defining an opening;
plates each defining a bearing surface configured to be moved away from one another to expand said implant within the vertebral body; and
supports each coupled to one of said plates, wherein said supports comprise a reduced thickness portion defining a material web configured to plastically deform during expansion of said implant;
an implant carrier with which said end element of said implant is removably coupled during insertion of said implant through said introducer tube and into the vertebral body; and
a rod configured to be directed through said implant carrier, wherein said rod is configured to be translated relative to said implant carrier to cause expansion of said implant,
wherein said plates are configured to be moved away from one another to a non-parallel state in which said plates angle away from one another.
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