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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Mark Victor Vandewalle, Pierceton, IN (US);
Inventor:
Mark Victor Vandewalle, Pierceton, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus to apply a selected material to the intramedullary canal of a selected bone. The apparatus generally includes a reservoir area from which the selected material can be expressed. The apparatus further includes an outlet or nozzle which allows for directing of the material as it is being expressed from the reservoir. Further, the apparatus allows the material to be expressed into the intramedullary canal during a procedure involving the intramedullary canal. The apparatus obviates forming an additional incision to apply the material.