Patent ID: 7780705
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A formed in place orthopedic device, comprising: an outer wall, defining a cavity therein; a porous inner tubing positioned within the cavity; a plurality of reinforcing fibers positioned in the cavity between the porous inner tubing and the outer wall; a hardenable media for bonding with the reinforcing fibers to form the orthopedic device, the hardenable media flowable through the porous inner tubing into the cavity; and a heating element for heating the hardenable media, the heating element positioned within the cavity and coiled around the porous inner tubing; wherein the hardenable media is hardenable via heating from the heating element while the device is positioned within the body of a patient to create the formed in place orthopedic device.