A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 17/56 (2006.01) A61B 17/68 (2006.01) A61B 17/72 (2006.01) A61M 25/10 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2151548
The present invention is directed toward a method and apparatus for performing an internal fixation of fractures of tubular bones using a balloon catheter fixation device which is guided and transported through the medullary canal and fracture site of the bone by a plurality of guide wires mounted in said balloon catheter fixation device. A bone cement is applied to the fracture site and the balloon catheter is inflated inside the bone and tightened by applying pressure on the catheter outside of the bone by tightening the catheter tube and holding the same in place in an inflated condition to apply a compression force across the fracture site enhancing the stability of the fractured bone and promoting osseous healing.
Berger John L.
Moffat & Co.
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