Systems and methods for placing materials into bone
US7771431B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00353
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for delivering material into bone deploys a cannula through soft tissue to establish a subcutaneous path into bone. The method deploys a cavity forming instrument through the cannula to form a cavity in cancellous bone. The method introduces a material into the cavity through the cannula, which includes the advancement of a tamping instrument through the cannula to urge material into the cavity.
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