Bone stent and port

A device comprising:

• a flexible cylindrical bone stent having an outer layer and an inner layer extending from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion, respectively, the outer layer comprising a flexible material covering the inner layer, the inner layer comprising a mesh-like endoskeleton configured to radially contract and expand, the inner layer and outer layer defining a deformable internal pathway extending from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion, wherein the bone stent is configured to be positioned within and conform to a bony access channel formed within a vertebra and remain positioned within the boney access channel post-operatively, the bony access channel extending from an outer end of the vertebra through an endplate of the vertebra and having an irregular cross sectional width;
• a first end cap attachable to the proximal end portion of the bone stent, the first end cap comprising a seal that is configured to, post-operatively, open to allow a reintroduction of a material through the internal pathway to and to close access to the internal pathway after the reintroduction of the material;
• a first docking ring having at least one anchoring element that extends in a lateral direction away from a circumferential side surface of the first docking ring, the first docking ring being configured to anchor to the outer end of the vertebra adjacent a proximal end of the boney access channel;
• a second end cap attachable to the distal end portion of the bone stent, the second end cap comprising a seal configured to seal the internal passageway of the bone stent, and
• a second docking ring having at least one anchoring element that extends in a lateral direction away from a circumferential side surface of the second docking ring, the second docking ring being configured to anchor to a portion of a vertebrae adjacent a surface of the endplate of the vertebra and a distal end of the boney access channel,
• wherein an outside circumferential surface of the first end cap is attachable to and un-attachable from the first docking ring via an interior circumferential surface of the first docking ring, and
• wherein an outside circumferential surface of the second end cap is attachable to and un-attachable from the second docking ring via an interior circumferential surface of the second docking ring.