Femoral neck support structure, system, and method of use
AssigneeMJP Innovations, Inc.
InventorsMarc J. Philippon, David L. Bombard, John Michael Egan
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Abstract
A method of reinforcing a femoral neck comprises creating a bore proximate to at least one of a Ward's triangle and a greater trochanter, creating at least one cavity in a cancellous bone region of the femoral neck, inserting a substantially collapsed support structure through the bore and into the at least one cavity, expanding the support structure, and allowing at least a portion of the load from the femoral neck bone to be transferred to the support structure. The support structure compresses at least a portion of the cancellous bone upon expansion. A cavity created by the expansion is adapted to receive a filler material such as, but not limited to, bone cement.
Claims6
A method of reinforcing a femoral neck comprising:
- creating a bore at Ward's triangle;
- creating at least one cavity in a cancellous bone region of the femoral neck;
- inserting a substantially collapsed support structure through the bore at the Ward's triangle and into the at least one cavity;
- expanding the support structure;
- and allowing at least a portion of a load from the femoral neck bone to be transferred to the support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.