Expandable support device and method of use
AssigneeStout Medical Group, L.P.
InventorsE. Skott GREENHALGH, John-Paul ROMANO
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Abstract
A closable-tip fracture stent for tissue repair is disclosed. The device can be used to repair hard or soft tissue, such as bone or vertebral discs. A method of repairing tissue is also disclosed. The device comprises a flexible or semi-rigid wall, defining an interior cavity, and one or more closable tips to close the hollow cavity. A delivery tool is also provided for removably carrying the orthopedic device to the treatment site.
Claims24
A biologically implantable device comprising:
- a fracture stent having a porous outer wall and defining a hollow cavity within the fracture stent which is in fluid communication with the outside of the fracture stent through the porous outer wall, said fracture stent assuming a first unexpanded configuration and a second, expanded configuration, and an outer sleeve covering at least a portion of said fracture stent.
A biologically implantable device comprising a hollow body having a semi-rigid wall defining an enclosed cavity, and at least one opening in the wall such that the opening is open to the environment, wherein the body is formed in a substantially uniform elongated shape and has a leading end and a trailing end, the body defining a porous outer wall made of woven interlocking filaments, the body being expandable from a first configuration to a second configuration.
A method of treating tissue comprising:
- providing a fracture stent having an outer wall defining a hollow cavity within the fracture stent and having an outer sleeve;
- inserting the fracture stent into a biological site in a first, unexpanded configuration;
- expanding the fracture stent and sleeve into a second, expanded configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.