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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Pong-jeu LU, Tainan, TW;
Jlin-huey Chern Lin, Winnetka, IL (US);
Chien-ping Ju, Carbondale, IL (US);
Inventors:
Pong-Jeu Lu, Tainan, TW;
Jlin-Huey Chern Lin, Winnetka, IL (US);
Chien-Ping Ju, Carbondale, IL (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention discloses a technique for forming a hardened orthopaedic paste in a bone cavity, which involves a forced-feeding balloon rupture mechanism. This mechanism includes continuously or intermittently injecting a liquid or gas into a perforated balloon containing a hardened orthopaedic paste therein in a bone cavity until the perforated balloon is dilated to exceed a critical size, and thus ruptures.