Patent ID: 9603645
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A device for use in treating orthopedic defects in a procedure comprising inserting the device into a pre-formed cavity within a bony member and injecting bone cement or other orthopedic filler material into an interior region of the device, said device comprising: a collapsible, self-expanding mesh structure configured to have a first, collapsed configuration and a second, expanded configuration, wherein said mesh structure is a co-braided structure and has regions of different permeability or flow resistance, wherein said mesh structure comprises primary members and secondary members occupying interstices between said primary members, and wherein said mesh structure includes a coating on at least a portion of the mesh structure configured to control the direction of the bone cement or other orthopedic filler material through the mesh structure.