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Bone treatment systems and methods

  • US 8,696,679 B2
  • Filed: 12/10/2007
  • Issued: 04/15/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating bone, comprising:

  • providing bone cement injector system with a distal portion positioned in a bone, wherein the distal portion of the injector system comprises an introducer having an interior channel;

    providing a bone cement flow through the injector system; and

    introducing vapor into the bone cement flow from at least one vapor outlet in the interior channel of the introducer of the injector system, wherein the vapor provides thermal energy sufficient to heat the bone cement flow prior to its ejection from the distal portion of the injector system and to accelerate polymerization of the bone cement.

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