Patent ID: 8512338

Claim:
A photodynamic bone stabilization system comprising: a catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end adapter, a distal end releasably engaging an expandable portion, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, the catheter comprising: an inner lumen extending longitudinally within the catheter from the proximal end into the expandable portion at the distal end, and wherein a septum lumen divides the inner lumen into a cooling medium intake lumen and a cooling medium return lumen; and an inner void; a light-conducting fiber configured to transmit light energy to the expandable portion, wherein the light-conducting fiber is sized to pass within a longitudinal length of the septum lumen; a light-sensitive liquid monomer comprising an initiator, wherein the initiator is activated when the light-conducting fiber transmits the light energy to initiate polymerization of the light-sensitive liquid monomer; a cooling medium configured to control polymerization temperature, wherein the cooling medium enters the inner lumen through the cooling medium intake lumen and exits the inner lumen through the cooling medium return lumen; and a pressurizing medium configured to control polymerization shrinkage, wherein the inner lumen comprises at least two separate areas configured to expand when the pressurizing medium is delivered to the inner lumen to cause internal diameter pressure against the light-sensitive liquid monomer contained within the expandable portion during polymerization.