Method for introducing materials into a body
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1. A method for introducing material into a region of a patient'"'"'s body, comprising the steps of:
- providing an elongate member for introducing said material, said elongate member defining a lumen and comprising a distal end defining an aperture and a proximal end;
positioning the elongate member at a target side of a patient'"'"'s body;
providing a motorized device at least partially disposed within said lumen, the motorized device including a shaft and helical projections extending from the shaft; and
introducing the material through said lumen into said target site by rotating the shaft of said motorized device within the lumen, the helical projections moving the material toward the distal end and out the aperture, wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of synthetic tissues and cements.
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Abstract
The invention comprises a method for introduction of materials into a patient'"'"'s body. The method generally comprises providing an elongate member for introducing the material. The elongate member defines a lumen and comprises a distal end defining an aperture and a proximal end. The method further comprises the steps of positioning the elongate member at a target site of a patient'"'"'s body; providing a motorized device at least partially disposed within the lumen; and introducing the material through the lumen into the target site using the motorized device.
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1. A method for introducing material into a region of a patient'"'"'s body, comprising the steps of:
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providing an elongate member for introducing said material, said elongate member defining a lumen and comprising a distal end defining an aperture and a proximal end; positioning the elongate member at a target side of a patient'"'"'s body; providing a motorized device at least partially disposed within said lumen, the motorized device including a shaft and helical projections extending from the shaft; and introducing the material through said lumen into said target site by rotating the shaft of said motorized device within the lumen, the helical projections moving the material toward the distal end and out the aperture, wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of synthetic tissues and cements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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