The present invention relates in certain embodiments to systems and methods for treating bone, such as vertebral compression fractures. In one embodiment, a method includes controllably applying energy from an energy source to a bone cement volume outside of a patient's body to selectively accelerate the polymerization rate of the bone fill material volume prior to introduction of the bone fill material into a bone. The method further includes sequentially introducing a plurality of cement carrying structures with said accelerated polymerization rate bone cement volume into the bone. A system for use in said method includes at least one elongated cement-carrying structure sized to carry a bone cement volume therein and an energy source operatively coupleable to the cement- carrying structure. The energy source applies energy to the bone cement volume to selectively accelerate a polymerization rate thereof. An elongated injector is insertable into the bone and has a passageway that removably receives the elongated cement- carrying structure to allow delivery of the accelerated polymerization rate bone cement into the bone.
申请公布号
WO2008137428(A3)
申请公布日期
2009.11.12
申请号
WO2008US61911
申请日期
2008.04.29
申请人
DFINE, INC.;TRUCKAI, CSABA;SHADDUCK, JOHN, H.;LUZZI, ROBERT