Patent ID: 8246630

Claim:
A system for restoring the height of a vertebral body, comprising: a working channel cannula having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end being configured to access the interior of the vertebral body, said working channel cannula having a central axis and an interior channel having a transverse extent; an elongate distraction component having a distal end and a proximal end and two opposing sides therebetween; an inserter for inserting said elongate distraction component through said working channel into the interior of the vertebral body; and an elongate injection cannula configured to extend through said working channel cannula into the interior of the vertebral body, said injection cannula having a proximal end configured to connect to a source of a fluent material and a distal end defining at least one opening for discharge of the fluent material, said injection cannula being of size and configuration to be disposed in said interior channel with the distal end of said injection cannula lying adjacent to one of the sides of said elongate component.