Photodynamic bone stabilization systems and methods for reinforcing bone
First Claim
1. A photodynamic bone stabilization system comprising:
- a catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end adapter, a distal end releasably engaging an expandable portion, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, the catheter comprising;
an inner lumen extending longitudinally within the catheter from the proximal end into the expandable portion at the distal end, and wherein a septum lumen divides the inner lumen into a cooling medium intake lumen and a cooling medium return lumen; and
an inner void;
a light-conducting fiber configured to transmit light energy to the expandable portion, wherein the light-conducting fiber is sized to pass within a longitudinal length of the septum lumen;
a light-sensitive liquid monomer comprising an initiator, wherein the initiator is activated when the light-conducting fiber transmits the light energy to initiate polymerization of the light-sensitive liquid monomer;
a cooling medium configured to control polymerization temperature, wherein the cooling medium enters the inner lumen through the cooling medium intake lumen and exits the inner lumen through the cooling medium return lumen; and
a pressurizing medium configured to control polymerization shrinkage,wherein the inner lumen comprises at least two separate areas configured to expand when the pressurizing medium is delivered to the inner lumen to cause internal diameter pressure against the light-sensitive liquid monomer contained within the expandable portion during polymerization.
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Abstract
Photodynamic bone stabilization systems are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a photodynamic bone stabilization system includes a catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end adapter, a distal end releasably engaging an expandable portion, and a longitudinal axis therebetween; a light-conducting fiber configured to transmit light energy to the expandable portion; a light-sensitive liquid monomer comprising an initiator, wherein the initiator is activated when the light-conducting fiber transmits the light energy to initiate polymerization of the light-sensitive liquid monomer; and a cooling medium configured to control polymerization temperature, wherein the catheter comprises an inner void sufficiently designed to pass the light-sensitive liquid monomer into the expandable portion, and wherein the catheter comprises an inner lumen sufficiently designed to pass the light-conducting fiber into the expandable portion and configured to circulate the cooling medium.
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1. A photodynamic bone stabilization system comprising:
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a catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end adapter, a distal end releasably engaging an expandable portion, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, the catheter comprising; an inner lumen extending longitudinally within the catheter from the proximal end into the expandable portion at the distal end, and wherein a septum lumen divides the inner lumen into a cooling medium intake lumen and a cooling medium return lumen; and an inner void; a light-conducting fiber configured to transmit light energy to the expandable portion, wherein the light-conducting fiber is sized to pass within a longitudinal length of the septum lumen; a light-sensitive liquid monomer comprising an initiator, wherein the initiator is activated when the light-conducting fiber transmits the light energy to initiate polymerization of the light-sensitive liquid monomer; a cooling medium configured to control polymerization temperature, wherein the cooling medium enters the inner lumen through the cooling medium intake lumen and exits the inner lumen through the cooling medium return lumen; and a pressurizing medium configured to control polymerization shrinkage, wherein the inner lumen comprises at least two separate areas configured to expand when the pressurizing medium is delivered to the inner lumen to cause internal diameter pressure against the light-sensitive liquid monomer contained within the expandable portion during polymerization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A photodynamic bone stabilization system comprising:
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a light-conducting fiber configured to transmit light energy; a light-sensitive liquid monomer comprising an initiator, wherein the initiator is activated when the light-conducting fiber transmits the light energy; a pressurizing medium configured to control polymerization shrinkage; and a catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end adapter, a distal end releasably engaging an expandable portion, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the catheter comprises an inner void and an inner lumen, wherein the inner void is sufficiently designed to pass the light-sensitive liquid monomer into the expandable portion, and wherein entry of the light-sensitive liquid monomer into the expandable portion moves the expandable portion from a deflated state to an inflated state, wherein the inner lumen is sufficiently designed to pass the light-conducting fiber into the expandable portion, and wherein the inner lumen comprises at least two separate areas configured to expand when the pressurizing medium is delivered to the inner lumen so as to cause internal diameter pressure against the light-sensitive liquid monomer contained within the expandable portion during polymerization. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method comprising:
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providing a system comprising; a catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end adapter, a distal end releasably engaging an expandable portion, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, the catheter comprising; an inner lumen extending longitudinally within the catheter into the expandable portion, wherein a septum lumen divides the inner lumen into a cooling medium intake lumen and a cooling medium return lumen; and an inner void having a first section formed along the longitudinal axis of the catheter between an outer surface of the inner lumen and an inner surface of the elongated shaft of the catheter and a second section formed between an outer surface of the inner lumen and an inner surface of the expandable portion; a light-conducting fiber configured to transmit light energy to the expandable portion, wherein the light-conducting fiber is sized to pass within a longitudinal length of the septum lumen; a light-sensitive liquid monomer comprising an initiator, wherein the initiator is activated when the light-conducting fiber transmits the light energy, to initiate polymerization of the light-sensitive liquid monomer, and wherein the light-sensitive liquid monomer is delivered through the first section and the second section of the inner void into the expandable portion to move the expandable portion from a deflated state to an inflated state; a cooling medium configured to control polymerization temperature, wherein the cooling medium enters the inner lumen through the cooling medium intake lumen and exits the inner lumen through the cooling medium return lumen; and a pressurizing medium configured to control polymerization shrinkage, wherein the inner lumen comprises at least two separate areas configured to expand when the pressurizing medium is delivered to the inner lumen to cause internal diameter pressure against the light-sensitive liquid monomer contained within the expandable portion during polymerization, inserting the expandable portion of the system into an intramedullary canal spanning a fracture site comprising a plurality of fractured pieces; infusing the light-sensitive liquid monomer into the inner void of the catheter so that the light-sensitive liquid monomer expands the expandable portion until the fractured pieces are substantially restored to their natural positions; inserting the light-conducting fiber into the septum lumen of the catheter so that the light-conducting fiber resides in the expandable portion; activating the light-conducting fiber to transmit light energy to the expandable portion to initiate in situ polymerization of the light-sensitive liquid monomer within the expandable portion; delivering the pressurizing medium to the inner lumen of the catheter; infusing the cooling medium into the cooling medium intake lumen of the catheter to control polymerization temperature; and completing the in situ polymerization of the light-sensitive liquid monomer to harden the expandable portion at the fracture site. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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