Antony J. Lozier,Daniel P. Murphy,Justin J. May,Shanon N. Roberts,Andrew L. Gray,Nicolas J. Pacelli
申请号:
US12890931
公开号:
US08545499B2
申请日:
2010.09.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
An expandable rod is provided that is sized for insertion into a patients bone. A method for using the expandable rod to prepare the patients bone to receive an orthopedic implant is also provided. The expandable rod is adjustable between a first, contracted state and a second, expanded state, the expansion member expanding radially outwardly from the contracted state to the expanded state.