SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERNAL BONE FIXATION
First Claim
1. An internal bone fixation device comprising:
- a conformable member; and
at least one reinforcing material contained within the conformable member, wherein the conformable member moves from a deflated state to an inflated state when the at least one reinforcing material is added to the conformable member, andwherein the at least one reinforcing material is hardened by energy emitted from a light source.
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Abstract
Internal bone fixation devices and methods for using the devices for repairing a weakened or fractured bone are disclosed herein. A device for use in repairing a fractured bone includes a delivery catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the delivery catheter has an inner void for passage of at least one reinforcing material and an inner lumen for passage of a light source; a conformable member releasably engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter, wherein the conformable member moves from a deflated state to an inflated state when the at least one reinforcing material is delivered to the conformable member; and an adapter releasably engaging the proximal end of the delivery catheter for receiving the light source and the at least one reinforcing material.
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45 Claims
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1. An internal bone fixation device comprising:
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a conformable member; and at least one reinforcing material contained within the conformable member, wherein the conformable member moves from a deflated state to an inflated state when the at least one reinforcing material is added to the conformable member, and wherein the at least one reinforcing material is hardened by energy emitted from a light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 21, 22)
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23. An internal bone fixation device comprising:
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at least a portion of a distal end of a delivery catheter; a balloon portion engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter; and a hardened light cure adhesive within the balloon portion, wherein the hardened light cure adhesive has been cured by a visible light. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for internal fixation of a fractured bone comprising:
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a light cure adhesive curable by exposure to visible light; a delivery catheter having an elongated shaft with a distal end and a proximal end for accepting a light pipe and the light cure adhesive, wherein the delivery catheter has an inner void for passage of the light cure adhesive and an inner lumen for passage of the light pipe; and a balloon portion releasably engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter, wherein the balloon portion expands from a deflated state to an inflated state when the light cure adhesive is delivered through the inner void of the delivery catheter into the balloon portion. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for internal fixation of a fractured bone comprising:
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gaining access to an internal space within the fractured bone; providing a device comprising a balloon portion engaging a delivery catheter, wherein the delivery catheter has an inner void for passage of a light cure adhesive to the balloon portion and an inner lumen for passage of a light source to the balloon portion, and wherein the balloon portion includes one or more radiopaque markers; positioning the balloon portion of the device within the internal space of the fractured bone; expanding the balloon portion by infusion of the light cure adhesive into the inner void of the delivery catheter and into the balloon portion; using an imaging device to determine a position of the balloon portion and an expansion of the balloon portion within the internal space of the fractured bone by visibly monitoring the one or more radiopaque markers on the balloon portion; inserting a light source into the inner lumen of the delivery catheter and towards the balloon portion; and activating the light source to cure the light cure adhesive. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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