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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2012
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch, Vancouver, CA;
Robert Meek, Vancouver, CA;
Qingan Zhu, Vancouver, CA;
Timothy Schwab, Vancouver, CA;
Robin John Noel Coope, Vancouver, CA;
Jared Slobodan, Vancouver, CA;
Scott Young, Vancouver, CA;
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, Vancouver, CA;
BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY BRANCH, Vancouver, CA;
Abstract
Devices for treating a bone and methods of inserting such devices into a bone are disclosed. A device for treating a bone may include a flexible tube, a stiffening mechanism and an actuator. The flexible tube has a distal end and a proximal end. The stiffening mechanism within the flexible tube is configured to cause the flexible tube to become rigid. The actuator is configured to cause the stiffening mechanism to cause the flexible tube to become rigid in response to the actuator being actuated.