Bone treatment systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10136934
APP PUB NO 20150335369A1
SERIAL NO

14741864

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Systems and methods for treating vertebral compression fractures are discussed. In an embodiment, a method includes mixing bone cement precursors thereby causing a first chemical curing reaction characterized by a first time-viscosity profile, controllably applying energy to the bone cement from an external source to modify the first time-viscosity profile to a second time-viscosity profile, and injecting the cement into bone at a substantially constant viscosity greater than about 1000 Pa·s to greater than about 5000 Pa·s over an extended working time. In another embodiment, a bone cement injector system is provided that includes a first handle component that is detachably coupled to a second sleeve component having a distal end for positioning in bone and a flow channel extending through the first and second components. The system includes first and second thermal energy emitters for delivering energy to bone cement flows in a flow channel portion in the first and second components, respectively.

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  • DFINE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kohm, Andrew San Mateo, US 34 1111
Luzzi, Robert Silverthorne, US 67 10346
Shadduck, John H Tiburon, US 373 60407
Truckai, Csaba Saratoga, US 350 59654

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