Apparatus for delivery of reinforcing materials to bone
First Claim
1. A system for delivering a bone reinforcing mixture to a fractured or a weakened bone comprising:
- a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the catheter has at least one inner lumen for passing a bone reinforcing mixture therethrough;
a balloon engaging the distal end of the catheter;
a radial structural member engaging the balloon;
a bone reinforcing mixture contained in the balloon, wherein the balloon expands from a substantially deflated state to a substantially inflated state upon the bone reinforcing mixture entering the balloon; and
at least one light guide extending through the catheter into the balloon to guide a light into the balloon to illuminate and cure the bone reinforcing mixture contained in the balloon.
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Abstract
An apparatus and methods for delivery of reinforcing materials to a weakened or fractured bone is disclosed. An apparatus for delivering a reinforcing mixture to a bone including a tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the tube has at least one inner lumen capable of allowing a bone reinforcing mixture to pass therethrough; a balloon engaging the tube wherein the balloon expands from a substantially deflated state to a substantially inflated state upon the bone reinforcing mixture entering the balloon; and at least one light guide extending through the tube into the balloon to guide a light into the balloon.
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46 Claims
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1. A system for delivering a bone reinforcing mixture to a fractured or a weakened bone comprising:
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a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the catheter has at least one inner lumen for passing a bone reinforcing mixture therethrough; a balloon engaging the distal end of the catheter; a radial structural member engaging the balloon; a bone reinforcing mixture contained in the balloon, wherein the balloon expands from a substantially deflated state to a substantially inflated state upon the bone reinforcing mixture entering the balloon; and at least one light guide extending through the catheter into the balloon to guide a light into the balloon to illuminate and cure the bone reinforcing mixture contained in the balloon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for delivering a bone reinforcing mixture to a fractured or a weakened bone comprising:
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a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the catheter has at least one inner lumen for passing a bone reinforcing mixture therethrough; a balloon engaging the distal end of the catheter; an expandable tube surrounding the balloon; a bone reinforcing mixture is contained in the balloon when the balloon is in a cavity of the bone; and at least one light guide extending through the catheter into the balloon to guide a light into the balloon to illuminate and harden the bone reinforcing mixture contained in the balloon. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for delivering a bone reinforcing mixture to a fractured or a weakened bone comprising:
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a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the catheter has at least one inner lumen for passing a bone reinforcing mixture therethrough; a balloon engaging the distal end of the catheter; a radial structural member engaging the balloon, the radial structural member comprising a plurality of plates; a bone reinforcing mixture contained in the balloon, wherein the balloon expands from a substantially deflated state to a substantially inflated state upon the bone reinforcing mixture entering the balloon when the balloon is in a cavity of the bone; and at least one light guide extending through the catheter into the balloon to guide a light into the balloon to illuminate and cure the bone reinforcing mixture contained in the balloon. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for delivering a bone reinforcing mixture to a fractured or a weakened bone comprising:
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a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the catheter has at least one inner lumen for passing a bone reinforcing mixture therethrough; a balloon engaging the distal end of the catheter; an internal support structure engaging the balloon; a bone reinforcing mixture contained in the balloon, wherein the balloon expands from a substantially deflated state to a substantially inflated state upon the bone reinforcing mixture entering the balloon when the balloon is in a cavity of the bone; and at least one light guide extending through the catheter into the balloon to guide a light into the balloon to illuminate and cure the bone reinforcing mixture contained in the balloon. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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