Bone treatment systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method of treating a vertebra comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one elongated structure carrying a mixed bone fill material;
disposing the elongated structure within an elongated passage of a housing comprising an energy emitter;
controllably applying energy from an energy source with the energy emitter to the mixed bone fill material to selectively accelerate polymerization of the bone fill material outside of a patient'"'"'s body;
inserting at least a portion of an elongated injector into a vertebral body, wherein the housing is separate from the elongated structure and the elongated injector;
removably inserting at least a portion of the at least one elongated structure into the elongated injector; and
delivering the mixed bone fill material with said accelerated polymerization into the vertebral body.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for treating bone, such as vertebral compression fractures are disclosed. A method includes controllably applying energy to a bone cement volume outside of a patient'"'"'s body to selectively accelerate the polymerization rate of the bone fill material volume prior to introduction into a bone. The method further includes sequentially introducing a plurality of cement carrying structures with the accelerated polymerization rate bone cement volume into the bone. A system for use in the method includes at least one elongated cement-carrying structure sized to carry a bone cement volume therein and an energy source operatively coupleable to the cement-carrying structure. The energy source applies energy to the bone cement volume to selectively accelerate a polymerization rate thereof. An elongated injector insertable into the bone has a passageway that removably receives the elongated cement-carrying structure to allow delivery of the accelerated polymerization rate bone cement into the bone.
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5 Claims
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1. A method of treating a vertebra comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one elongated structure carrying a mixed bone fill material; disposing the elongated structure within an elongated passage of a housing comprising an energy emitter; controllably applying energy from an energy source with the energy emitter to the mixed bone fill material to selectively accelerate polymerization of the bone fill material outside of a patient'"'"'s body; inserting at least a portion of an elongated injector into a vertebral body, wherein the housing is separate from the elongated structure and the elongated injector; removably inserting at least a portion of the at least one elongated structure into the elongated injector; and delivering the mixed bone fill material with said accelerated polymerization into the vertebral body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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