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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2008
Ryan Vanleeuwen, Portage, MI (US);
Frank J. Cinder, Scotts, MI (US);
Jared P. Coffeen, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Ryan Vanleeuwen, Portage, MI (US);
Frank J. Cinder, Scotts, MI (US);
Jared P. Coffeen, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A cavity creator including a tube with a lumen. A tip able to penetrate bone extends forward from the distal end of the tube. A blade is moveably attached to the outer tube proximal to the tip so as to move between retracted and extended states. The tube has a discharge port adjacent the blade. The tip is used to position the upper tube in bone. The blade is extended to form a cavity in the bone. Once the cavity is created filler material can be introduced into the cavity by flowing the material through the tube lumen.