CPC A61B 17/8808 (2013.01) [A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4601 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3419 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2475 (2013.01); A61F 2002/285 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2817 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3085 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30845 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0069 (2013.01); Y10S 623/90 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for installing a bone stent, comprising:
forming an access channel within a bone of a patient;
attaching an end cap to a proximal end portion of a bone stent;
positioning the bone stent within the access channel;
introducing a first material into the bone stent;
maintaining the bone stent within the access channel post-operatively; and
opening, post-operatively, the endcap and introducing a second material into the bone stent.
|