DISTAL TIP FOR BONE FIXATION DEVICES

Distal tip designs for bone fixation devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system for bone fixation includes a delivery catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; an expandable member having a proximal region and a distal region, wherein the expandable member is releasably attached abo...

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Hauptverfasser: DIPOTO, GENE, P, FERRER, NICHOLAS, SHANAHAN, AUGUSTUS, C, RABINER, ROBERT, A, O'LEARY, ANTHONY, W, BROUSSEAU, JEFFREY, P, WONG, CHI, Y, UNGER, JOHN
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:Distal tip designs for bone fixation devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system for bone fixation includes a delivery catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; an expandable member having a proximal region and a distal region, wherein the expandable member is releasably attached about the distal end of the delivery catheter at the proximal region of the expandable member; a distal cap attached to the distal region of the expandable member to seal the expandable member; a light conducting fiber; and a light-sensitive liquid; wherein the delivery catheter has an inner void for passage of a light-sensitive liquid into the expandable member to expand the expandable member and an inner lumen for passage of the light conducting fiber into the expandable member to cure the light-sensitive liquid inside the expandable member.