Patent ID: 8529576
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of injecting curable material to a delivery site within a bone structure, the method comprising: providing a delivery cannula defining: an open, proximal end, a distal segment opposite the proximal end having a distal tip, a lumen extending from the proximal end; locating a distal tip of a guide cannula within the bone structure; inserting the delivery cannula within the guide cannula; distally advancing the delivery cannula such that the distal end segment projects distal of the guide cannula distal tip, the distal end of the delivery cannula extending outside of a longitudinal axis substantially defined by the guide cannula; manipulating the delivery cannula such that at least a portion of the distal segment creates one or more voids in soft body tissue within the bone structure, where the step of manipulating is selected from: delivering the curable material to the delivery site wherein the curable material is delivered to the one or more voids in the soft body tissue created by the distal segment.