Methods, materials and apparatus for treating bone and other tissue
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1. A method of treating a vertebra, comprising:
- (a) inserting a delivery device into an interior of a vertebra;
(b) introducing bone cement through the delivery device and into the vertebra without an enclosure between the bone cement and the vertebra; and
(c) manipulating the delivery device, as the bone cement flows through the delivery device, to change an introduction direction of the bone cement;
wherein a sufficient amount of bone cement is delivered to the interior of the vertebra with sufficient force to move apart fractured portions of the vertebra.
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Abstract
A method of treating a vertebra, comprising:
- (a) accessing an interior of a vertebra; and
- (b) introducing a sufficient amount of artificial biocompatible material which does not set to a hardened condition in storage, into said bone, with sufficient force to move apart fractured portions of said bone.
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1. A method of treating a vertebra, comprising:
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(a) inserting a delivery device into an interior of a vertebra; (b) introducing bone cement through the delivery device and into the vertebra without an enclosure between the bone cement and the vertebra; and (c) manipulating the delivery device, as the bone cement flows through the delivery device, to change an introduction direction of the bone cement; wherein a sufficient amount of bone cement is delivered to the interior of the vertebra with sufficient force to move apart fractured portions of the vertebra. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34)
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22. A method of treating bone, comprising:
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(a) inserting a delivery device into an interior of a bone; and (b) introducing bone cement into the bone through a plurality of extrusion apertures formed in the delivery device, without a separate void forming act and without an enclosure between the cement and the bone, and with sufficient force to move apart fractured portions of the bone. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 32, 33)
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35. A method of treating a vertebra, comprising:
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(a) inserting a delivery device into an interior of a vertebra; and (b) introducing bone cement through the delivery device and into the vertebra without a separate void forming act and without an enclosure between the bone cement and the vertebra; wherein a sufficient amount of bone cement is delivered to the interior of the vertebra with sufficient force to move apart fractured portions of the vertebra. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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