Patent ID: 11925394
Assignee: MEDICARBONE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An intramedullary sleeve apparatus (100) configured to hold and cure a curable material comprising injectable bone cement, curable resin, or a combination thereof to form an intramedullary device that conforms to a bone cavity of a bone and supports the bone during bone fracture treatment, the apparatus (100) comprising:
a. an inner non-resorbable intramedullary sleeve (110), having at least one proximal end and at least one distal end, wherein an interior of the inner sleeve (110) comprises a reinforcing material (112);
b. one or more access valves (130) disposed through the inner sleeve (110) so as to allow access into the inner sleeve (110), wherein each access valve is disposed at at least one proximal end of the inner sleeve (110), at least one distal end of the inner sleeve (110), or a combination thereof, wherein an access valve (130) of the one or more access valves comprises a first port (132) to allow for injection of the curable material, and a second port (134) to allow insertion of a light guide (140); and
c. the light guide (140) disposed through the second port (134) of the access valve (130), the light guide (140) comprising a flexible plug (142) configured to seal the light guide (140) in the second port (134) of the access valve (130);
wherein the apparatus (100) is configured to be removed by external accessories.