Patent ID: 8632524

Claim:
An injectable biocompatible material delivery system, comprising: an injector including an inner surface defining a chamber having an injectable biocompatible material disposed therein, the injector including a needle hilt at a distal end thereof; a plunger movably disposed in the chamber configured to push the injectable biocompatible material through the chamber, the plunger having an outer surface that forms a friction fit with the inner surface of the injector to maintain the plunger in the chamber; a material delivery cannula in fluid communication with the chamber including a proximal end connected to the needle hilt of the injector; a material delivery trocar in fluid communication with the material delivery cannula, the material delivery trocar having a proximal end engaged to the material delivery cannula and a beveled distal end, the proximal end having a greater diameter than the beveled distal end; and a light source that emits infrared light to at least a portion of the injector, at least a portion of the material delivery cannula, or a combination thereof, wherein the light source activates the injectable biocompatible material as it moves past the light source and within the system, the light source including a fiber optic cable attached thereto and positioned substantially near the proximal end of the material delivery cannula such that the light source is in optical communication with the proximal end of the material delivery cannula, and wherein at least a portion of the injector, at least a portion of the material delivery cannula, or a combination thereof, is translucent or transparent.