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Surgery > Instruments > Orthopedic Instrumentation > Means For Use In Bone Reperation > Device For The Application Of Bone Cement

Device For The Application Of Bone Cement

Device For The Application Of Bone Cement patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

11/23/06 - 20060264966 - Vertebroplasty leak prevention sleeve and method
A sleeve for use in inhibiting leakage of bone cement during a vertebroplasty procedure. The sleeve includes a hollow main body portion and a plunger-like shield disposed at the distal end of the main body portion. The main body portion is sized to be fitted over the cannula of a ...

11/23/06 - 20060264965 - Bone treatment systems and methods
Methods and instruments for treating an osteoporotic vertebral body or for treating a vertebral compression fracture. An exemplary method includes introducing an open knit structure together with a bone cement into a bone wherein the knit structure extends substantially throughout the interior of the cement volume. In one aspect of ...

11/23/06 - 20060264964 - Graft syringe assembly
The invention relates, according to one embodiment, to a graft syringe assembly for delivering bone graft material is disclosed. The graft syringe assembly comprises a syringe subassembly including a syringe barrel having an inner chamber adapted for receiving bone graft material, a plunger adapted for expelling bone graft material from ...

11/02/06 - 20060247652 - Delivery tool and method for delivering bone growth material
A delivery tool and method for placing bone growth material at an operative location a patient is provided. The delivery tool includes a housing having a chamber for receiving the bone growth material and a delivery mechanism operably coupled to the housing to displace the bone growth material through the ...

10/19/06 - 20060235425 - Filling device and system for treating a deformed or diseased spine
A spine filling device comprises a filling member and a pasty medicine. The filling member is formed of a holding portion and an injection port, which are integrally formed by a flexible and permeable wall having a plurality of pores, each having a diameter smaller than 0.1 mm. The filling ...

08/31/06 - 20060195115 - Method and apparatus for kyphoplasty
A method for performing kyphoplasty is disclosed. A catheter having a balloon-like component is located at its distal end, is inserted into a fractured vertebra. A substance such as PMMA to fill the balloon and stabilize the fracture is injected through the catheter. The balloon is held in place until ...

07/06/06 - 20060149280 - Surgical procedures and instruments
Surgical instruments and methods are provided. In one aspect, a method of securing a fixation device within an opening in a tissue is provided, including delivering a material in a flowable state to said opening, and changing the state of the material so that the material forms an interference fit ...

06/29/06 - 20060142779 - Cannula having asymmetrically-shaped threads
Methods and apparatus for performing a medical procedure which involves penetrating a bone structure are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for performing a surgical procedure includes introducing an assembly that includes a threaded cannula and a stylet into a bone structure. The threads have ...

06/01/06 - 20060116689 - Surgical instrumentation and method for treatment of a spinal structure
Embodiments of the invention include instrumentation and methods for treatment of a spinal structure or other orthopedic structures. An elongate member including a deformable distal portion having an initial configuration for placement within a spinal structure or other orthopedic structures, and a deformed configuration wherein the distal portion is outwardly ...

05/11/06 - 20060100636 - Use of vibration in composite fixation
Methods of employing bone defect filling, e.g., orthopedic cements, in conjunction with hard tissue securing devices, e.g., screws, plates or rods, are provided. A feature of the subject methods is that the cement is introduced to a target bone site through a passageway of the securing device while a vibratory ...

04/27/06 - 20060089655 - Instrument for preparing a bone cement material
An instrument (1) for deploying a bone cement material in a bone cavity, the material being formed from two reactive components which, when mixed, react to form a useable cement comprises a chamber (2) in which the components of the material can be mixed, and a mixing tool which extends ...

04/20/06 - 20060085008 - Device for injecting bone cement
In a device for injecting bone cement, the discharge direction of the bone cement after insertion of the cannula should be controllable in a certain region. This is made possible through a radial exit aperture (5) which is provided on the front end of the cannula (3). Since the cannula ...

04/06/06 - 20060074433 - Apparatus and methods for delivering compounds into vertebrae for vertebroplasty
An apparatus for delivering bone cement into a vertebra, includes a cannula, a delivery device in communication with the cannula and a pressure delivery device in communication with the delivery device. The pressure delivery device provides an actuating force that acts either directly or through a medium to cause a ...

01/12/06 - 20060009779 - Devices for injecting a curable biomaterial into a intervertebral space
A vented needle is provided for use in sealably injecting biomaterial into an intradiscal space interiorly of the annulus of a spinal disc and for providing an exhaust for the intradiscal space. The vented needle comprises a compressible seal body for pressing against an outer surface of the annulus, and ...

11/03/05 - 20050245938 - Method and apparatus for minimally invasive repair of intervertebral discs and articular joints
A device for repair of intervertebral discs and cartilages in articular joints includes a catheter for inserting through a cannula, the catheter having a distal end and a proximal end and a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough. An expandable balloon may optionally be detachably attached to the catheter near the distal ...

10/13/05 - 20050228396 - Feeding device for a monomer
The invention relates to a delivery device for a monomer and comprises an elongate container (2). This is designed to enclose at least one ampoule containing the monomer. At one end the container (2) has a connection (2a) for delivering the monomer to a mixing device, pre-filled with a polymer, ...

09/29/05 - 20050216025 - Device for forming a hardened cement in a bone cavity
A device for injecting a cement paste into a bone cavity and forming a hardened cement in-situ under pressure includes a syringe having an injection end; a pocket having an inlet and a body for containing the paste entering the inlet; and a mounting mechanism at the injection end for ...

08/18/05 - 20050182418 - Devices and methods for the restoration of a spinal disc
A system and method is provided for maintaining a proper intervertebral disc height during the replacement or augmentation of the spinal disc. In one embodiment, a cannulated distractor is used to distract the adjacent vertebrae and maintain a proper disc space height . The cannulated distractor is fluidly connected to ...

08/18/05 - 20050182417 - Surgical instrumentation and method for treatment of a spinal structure
Instrumentation and method for treatment of a spinal structure, comprising an elongate member including a deformable distal portion having an initial configuration for placement within the spinal structure and a deformed configuration wherein the distal portion is outwardly deformed to form a cavity in the spinal structure. The elongate member ...

06/16/05 - 20050131417 - Kit for treating bony defects
The present invention is a kit and a method of using a kit for treating bone including a fill material mixture made of osteoconductive material, osteoinductive material and a lubricating carrier, a porous container to receive the fill material mixture and a tool that flowably introduces the fill material mixture ...

06/09/05 - 20050124997 - Apparatus for the application of bone cement and a cannula for such an apparatus
An apparatus for the application of bone cement is described having a housing that comprises a cylinder for the reception of the bone cement. The apparatus further comprises a piston arranged in a longitudinally displaceable manner in the cylinder, by which the bone cement can be pressed out of an ...

06/02/05 - 20050119662 - Systems and methods for treating fractured or diseased bone using expandable bodies
Systems and methods treat fractured or diseased bone by deploying more than a single therapeutic tool into the bone. In one arrangement, the systems and methods deploy an expandable body in association with a bone cement nozzle into the bone, such that both occupy the bone interior at the same ...



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