Patent ID: 8080061

Claim:
A bone treatment system comprising: a bobbin having a longitudinal axis along which the bobbin is insertable into an interior cavity of a bone, a diameter transverse to the longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, the bobbin configured for implantation within a bone; a band having a length substantially larger than its width or height, the band configured to contact and coil multiple times around the bobbin between the first and second ends to increase the diameter of the bobbin when the bobbin is implanted within bone, and a guide mechanism having a longitudinal axis along which the guide mechanism is insertable into the interior cavity of the bone, the longitudinal axis of the guide mechanism being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bobbin so that the bobbin and the guide mechanism are insertable through a single incision, the guide mechanism being axially moveable with respect to the bobbin along the longitudinal axis of the bobbin between the first and second ends and controlling a position of the band between the first and second ends of the bobbin while the band is being coiled around the bobbin, the band is coiled between the bobbin and the guide mechanism such that the guide mechanism limits the diameter of the band about the bobbin, wherein coiling of the band about the bobbin can be performed manually or with the aid of a mechanized tool.