Patent ID: 11903628
Assignee: OSTEON MEDICAL LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A kyphoplasty system comprising:
a balloon implant member comprising a balloon coaxially mounted on a balloon shaft so that the balloon shaft provides at least one balloon inflation port into an interior of the balloon, the balloon implant member including a notch that extends longitudinally through a portion of threads at a proximal end of the balloon implant member;
a balloon member delivery shaft detachably connected to the balloon implant member via a threaded connection to the threads such that central lumens of the balloon member delivery shaft and the balloon shaft are axially aligned; and
an inflation plunger defining an injection lumen and configured to slidingly advance through the central lumens of the balloon member delivery shaft and the balloon shaft to provide alignment of an exterior tab of the inflation plunger with the notch at the proximal end of the balloon implant member and to provide alignment of an inflation plunger aperture of the inflation plunger with the at least one balloon inflation port of the balloon implant member to inflate the balloon.