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US 8,007,498 B2Granted
Methods and devices for treatment of bone fractures
OwnerHans A. Mischeinventor
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Abstract
A method and devices for facilitating fixating and joining of bone fractures utilizing expandable devices that are positioned within the bone and across the fracture site. The stress from the expanded may enhance and expedite bone healing.
Claims7
A system for treating bone fractures comprising;
- an expandable tubular implant configured to expand from a reduced configuration to an expanded configuration, the expanded configuration comprising a greater diameter and a shorter axial length than the reduced configuration
- a delivery device comprising a balloon, the balloon having an exterior surface,
- said expandable tubular implant removably attached to the exterior surface of the balloon, whereby the balloon expands the tubular implant at the treatment site from the reduced configuration to the expanded configuration, whereby the balloon is configured to be removed after leaving the expanded tubular implant in place to span and fixate the bone fracture, and the expanded tubular implant includes a hardenable substance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.