US 11,723,704 B2
Bone stent and port
Jeffrey L. Scifert, Arlington, TN (US)
Assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/411,175.
Application 17/411,175 is a division of application No. 16/273,960, filed on Feb. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,129,658.
Prior Publication US 2021/0378725 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
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
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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.