System and Method For Percutanously Curing An Implantable Device
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorsRandy Allard, Kent M. Anderson, Aurelien Bruneau, Eric C. Lange
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Abstract
A vertebral stabilizing device for stabilizing adjacent vertebrae includes a jacket formed of a biocompatible material and configured for implantation between the vertebrae. The jacket may be configured to encompass a hardenable material. A reaction activator may be encompassed by the jacket.
Claims35
A vertebral stabilizing device for stabilizing adjacent vertebrae, comprising:
- a jacket formed of a biocompatible material and being configured for implantation between the vertebrae, the jacket being configured to encompass a hardenable material;
- and
- a reaction activator encompassed by the jacket.
A system for stabilizing adjacent vertebrae, comprising:
- a vertebral stabilizing device including
- a jacket formed of a biocompatible material and being configured for implantation between the vertebrae, the jacket being configured to encompass a hardenable material, and
- a reaction activator encompassed by the jacket;
- and
- a power source configured to power the reaction activator.
A system for posterior stabilization of vertebrae, comprising:
- a jacket formed of a biocompatible material and being configured for implantation between a first spinous process of an upper first vertebra and a second spinous process of a lower second vertebra to provide posterior support to the first and second vertebrae,
- a hardenable material disposed within the jacket;
- and
- a reaction activator operable to initiate a reaction of the hardenable material to increase the hardness of the hardenable material.
A method of stabilizing adjacent vertebrae, comprising:
- implanting a jacket formed of a biocompatible material between an upper and a lower vertebrae, the jacket being configured to encompass a hardenable material;
- and
- activating a reaction activator encompassed by the jacket to harden a hardenable material encompassed by the jacket.
A method of stabilizing a posterior portion of vertebrae, comprising:
- implanting a jacket formed of a biocompatible material between a first spinous process of an upper first vertebra and a second spinous process of a lower second vertebra to provide posterior support to the first and second vertebrae, the jacket being configured to encompass a hardenable material;
- exposing the hardenable material to a reaction activator source that initiates a reaction of the hardenable material to increase the hardness of the hardenable material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.