发明名称 |
Systems and Methods for Joint Stabilization |
摘要 |
Photodynamic devices for stabilizing a joint are provided. In some embodiments, a photodynamic joint spacer is provided that includes an expandable member configured for attachment to a bone having an excised region; a formable bar configured for attachment to the bone along at least a portion of the expandable member; and a light-sensitive liquid passed into the expandable member to expand the expandable member, wherein the expandable member is shaped by the formable bar to a shape resembling the excised region of the bone, and wherein the light-sensitive liquid is curable upon exposure to light energy to set the expandable member in the shape resembling the excised region to form a photodynamic joint spacer. |
申请公布号 |
US2016128836(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.05.12 |
申请号 |
US201614988058 |
申请日期 |
2016.01.05 |
申请人 |
IlluminOss Medical, Inc. |
发明人 |
Rabiner Robert A.;Gausepohl Thomas;DiPoto Gene P. |
分类号 |
A61F2/30;A61B17/72 |
主分类号 |
A61F2/30 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method for stabilizing an articular joint comprising:
attaching a formable bar to a bone in proximity to an excised region; disposing an expandable member adjacent to the formable bar; shaping, with the formable bar, the expandable member to approximate an anatomical angle of the excised region of the bone; expanding the expandable member with a light-sensitive liquid; and curing the light-sensitive liquid within the expandable member to create a photodynamic joint spacer having the anatomical angle of the excised region of the bone to stabilize the joint. |
地址 |
East Providence RI US |