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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Applicant:
Jason Keller, Orlando, FL (US);
Inventor:
Jason Keller, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
AOI Medical, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is an accumulator that may store energy within a pressurized inflatable nail to compensate for small changes or losses in a system volume. Alternatively, the accumulator may be external to a pressurized inflatable nail and attached to the nail after the nail is implanted. The accumulator may be comprise a piston or a pressurized bladder. The energy may be stored in a spring, compressed air, or other pressure source. The accumulator may stabilize a system pressure by supplying fluid to the closed system. Alternatively, the accumulator may stabilize a system pressure by replacing the volume of the lost fluid.