Patent ID: 9220554
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a bone comprising: inserting a cannula having an inner lumen into the bone; creating a cavity in the bone; providing a containment assembly comprising: inserting the containment jacket through the inner lumen of the cannula and into the cavity; inserting a balloon into the containment jacket after insertion of the containment jacket into the cavity and inflating the balloon; and introducing a filler material directly in contact with the containment jacket, wherein the filler material is introduced into the containment jacket while the balloon is inflated, wherein the containment jacket is an expandable implant, and wherein the containment jacket has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the containment jacket is closer to the distal end of the tubular member than the distal end of the containment jacket, wherein the balloon is inflated near the proximal end of the containment jacket.