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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Hai Trieu, Cordova, TN (US);
Aashiish Agnihotri, Memphis, TN (US);
Joseph Saldino, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8825 (2013.01); A61B 17/7095 (2013.01); A61B 17/8816 (2013.01); A61B 17/8822 (2013.01); A61B 17/8827 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61L 2400/06 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for treating a vertebral bone comprises providing a gaseous substance and providing a flowable and settable bone filling material. The method further comprises introducing the gaseous substance into the bone filling material to form a porous bone augmentation material and inserting a material delivery device into the vertebral bone. The method further comprises injecting the porous bone augmentation material from the material delivery device and into the vertebral bone.