Kyphon

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Kyphon develops and markets medical devices designed to restore and preserve spinal function and diagnose the source of low back pain using minimally invasive technologies. The company's products are used in balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of spinal compression fractures caused by osteoporosis or cancer, in the Functional Anaesthetic Discography (F.A.D.) procedure for diagnosing the source of low back pain, and in the Interspinous Process Decompression (IPD) procedure for treating the symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis.

On October 16, 2007, Kyphon announced today that its stockholders approved the adoption of the merger agreement with Medtronic.

Website: http://www.kyphon.com/

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