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Balloon compressor for internal fixation of bone fractures

  • US 5,423,850 A
  • Filed: 11/17/1993
  • Issued: 06/13/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of setting a fractured bone by compression comprising the steps of:

  • a) cutting an aperture into one portion of the fractured bone away from the site of the fracture allowing communication with the medullary canal of the bone;

    b) inserting a balloon catheter device and catheter guide wire means through the aperture cut in the bone into the medullar cavity of the bone;

    c) transporting the balloon catheter in the medullary canal of the bone past the fracture site by use of the catheter guide wire means to a point distal from the fractured site;

    d) inflating the balloon of the balloon catheter device to its maximum diameter so that the balloon catheter device is held securely in place by the positive pressure of the balloon applied to the intramedullary walls of the bone; and

    e) tensioning the attached catheter with the fixed balloon in place by securing the catheter under tension to holding means to align the fracture and compress the proximal and distal portions of the fractured bone together.

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