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AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsSean H. Kerr, Ali Cem Recber
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A method for augmenting a tissue including introducing into the tissue a first thermoplastic material at a first condition; treating the first thermoplastic material to achieve a second condition that includes an at least partially crystalline skin; and introducing a second material into the tissue whereby the first thermoplastic material and the second material are contained by the at least partially crystalline skin. Also a method of fracture reduction in a tissue including exposing to gamma radiation a mass of polycaprolactone characterized by a first shape; heating the mass of irradiated polycaprolactone above its melting temperature; introducing the heated mass of polycaprolactone into the tissue annulus to deform it from the first shape; allowing the material to return to the first shape.
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A method of preparing a modified polycaprolactone composition for hardware fixation as part of fracture treatment, comprising:
A method of hardware fixation for the treatment of a bone fracture, comprising:
The method according to 57, wherein the step of applying the fixation device occurs before the step of injecting the modified composition.
The method according to 58, wherein the cannulated device is the fixation device.
The method according to 57, wherein the step of applying the fixation device occurs after the step of injecting the modified composition.
A system for hardware fixation for a bone comprising:
The system according to 64, wherein the cannulated device is the fixation device.
The system according to 64, wherein the modified polycaprolactone composition is shaped into a substantially rod shape as a first shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.