Patent ID: 9730740
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61L,C08L

Claim:
1. An assembly for placing a fixation device in contact with an endosteal wall of an intramedullary (IM) canal of a fractured bone, the assembly comprising: an insertion tube having a flared proximal end and a narrow distal end; a woven elongated structure having a closed distal end, the woven elongated structure having a relaxed cross-sectional width and a compressed cross-sectional width, wherein the relaxed cross-sectional width is at least about 50% larger than the compressed cross-sectional width; and an injection tube having a proximal end in communication with a supply of uncured injectable resin and a distal end that is disposed axially within the woven elongated structure; wherein the compressed cross-sectional width of the woven elongated structure is smaller than an inner diameter of the insertion tube, and wherein the relaxed cross-sectional width of the woven elongated structure is greater than an outer diameter of the insertion tube and is configured to engage the endosteal wall of the IM canal.