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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Essy Behravesh, Decatur, GA (US);
Jian Q. Yao, Austin, TX (US);
Xiao Huang, Austin, TX (US);
Victor Zaporojan, Austin, TX (US);
Jizong Gao, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Essy Behravesh, Decatur, GA (US);
Jian Q. Yao, Austin, TX (US);
Xiao Huang, Austin, TX (US);
Victor Zaporojan, Austin, TX (US);
Jizong Gao, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Zimmer Orthobiologicals, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A device for delivering a biocompatible material to a surgical site includes a cannula having proximal and distal portions and at least a first interior lumen disposed therebetween through which the biocompatible material is delivered. The device further includes an initiation member for initiating cross-linking of the biocompatible material while the biocompatible material is within the cannula. The cannula may include a heating element to thermally initiate cross-linking. Alternately, the cannula may include a second lumen for transmitting light from a light source. A movable blocking element controls the amount of light that passes into the first lumen. A method of delivering a curable biocompatible material to a surgical site includes positioning a distal portion of a cannula adjacent the surgical site and introducing the biocompatible material through a first lumen of the cannula. Cross-linking of the biocompatible material is then initiated while the biocompatible material is within the cannula.