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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2001
Josef E. Gorek, Larkspur, CA (US);
K2 Medical, LLC, Herndon, VA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for reinforcing bone in preparation for screw implantation. One system embodiment comprises a threaded and centrally bored cannula with a perforated distal end, a cannula applicator frictionally fitting within the central bore, a plunger translating within the central bore (the plunger having a internal longitudinal guide wire), bone cement, and a cannulated drill bit. One method embodiment comprises drilling and tapping a hole in a vertebral body, inserting the applicator into the central bore, screwing the cannula into the tapped hole by rotating the applicator, removing the applicator, injecting the bone cement into the central bore, distributing the bone cement out the holes in the distal end of the cannula and into the surrounding bone using the plunger, letting the bone cement harden, and drilling out the plunger using the cannulated drill following the guide wire.