Patent ID: 7025771
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for filling a bone cavity comprising: a fill container, the fill container comprising a wall the wall defining a fill apace; a predetermined quantity of bone replacement material; and a tool for directing the bone replacement material into the fill space, the tool comprising: a) an elongated hollow tube having a proximal and a distal end, said proximal end being adapted for attachment to a source of the bone replacement material wider pressure; and b) said distal end including at least one deflector opening for deflecting the bone replacement material out of said tube and into the fill space at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of said tube, each said at least one deflector opening having a length of between about 1 D to 3 D, wherein D is the internal diameter of said tube, the distal end comprising a tip, the tip having a tapered shape.