Patent ID: 8961553
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical device for inserting a flowable material into a targeted anatomical region, comprising: an expandable member having a holding portion, the expandable member having a first opening at a first end and a pre-formed closeable second opening at a second end, the first opening and the closeable second opening both in fluid communication with the holding portion; a closure device configured to releasably fasten the pre-formed closeable second opening such that the flowable material is inhibited from flowing into the targeted anatomical region from the holding portion when the pre-formed closeable second opening is substantially closed by the closure device; a moveable protective sheath positioned proximate the expandable member, the sheath configured to be displaced from a first position in which the sheath is substantially surrounding a majority of the expandable member to a second position in which the sheath is not substantially surrounding a majority of the expandable member; and an extraction assembly coupled to the sheath, the extraction assembly having a first portion and a second portion movably coupled to the first portion of the extraction assembly such that movement of the second portion of the extraction assembly with respect to the first portion of the extraction assembly concurrently moves the sheath and the expandable member in a proximal direction.