Patent ID: 8505545

Claim:
A method for introducing material into a region of a patient's body, comprising the steps of: providing an elongate member for introducing the material, the elongate member defining a lumen and having a distal end defining an aperture and a proximal end operatively connected to a receptacle structured to house the material, the receptacle being at least partially pervious to light to allow visualization of the material within the receptacle; positioning the elongate member at a target side of a patient's body using fluoroscopic visualization; providing a motorized device at least partially disposed within the lumen, the motorized device including a shaft and helical projections extending from the shaft, the motorized device being configured to rotate the shaft and helical projections in a forward and a reverse direction; and introducing the material from the receptacle and through the lumen into the target site using the motorized device to rotate the shaft.