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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2018
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Christopher Scott Brockman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Matthew S. Emkow, Fishers, IN (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for stabilizing a bone structure of a patient. A stylet and a delivery tube is directed through an access cannula to form a curved path to a target site. The stylet is withdrawn with a distal portion of the flexible delivery tube maintaining a curved configuration along the curved path. The curable material including a plurality of elements disposed in a fluent material is directed through the flexible delivery tube with a distal portion of the flexible delivery tube maintaining the curved configuration against forces from the elements and the fluent material. A delivery cannula may be directed through the flexible delivery tube. An expandable member may deployed at the target site to create a cavity. A steerable assembly may be selectively activate to form the curved path. The plurality of elements may substantially follow a curved path created within the bone structure.