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Pressurizer apparatus
Assignee: DePuy Orthopaedics Inc
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Filing: 1997-10-03
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Granted: 2000-01-25
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Expires: 2017-10-03
Abstract
Abstract A pressurizer apparatus for substantially sealing proximal ends of prepared medullary canals during pressurization with a cement injection device, comprising a body portion including dissimilar surfaces on opposed ends formed to engage the proximal ends and with each surface including dissimilar surfaces and a dissimilar-surface channel extending between the dissimilar surfaces and wherein the dissimilar-surface channel is sized and adapted to receive at least a portion of the cement injection device therein from either end of the channel
Inventors
- 👤 Jack F. Long
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-26 06:26
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/88; A61B17/8802; A61B17/8805; A61B17/8808; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/32; A61F2/36; A61F2/3662
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A pressurizer apparatus suitable for substantially sealing proximal ends of prepared medullary canals during pressurization with a cement injection device, the pressurizer apparatus comprising a body portion including dissimilar surfaces on opposed ends formed to engage the proximal ends, each surface including dissimilar surfaces and a dissimilar-surface channel extending between the dissimilar surfaces, the dissimilar-surface channel being sized and adapted to receive at least a portion of the cement injection device therein from either end of the channel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A pressurizer apparatus suitable for substantially sealing proximal ends of prepared medullary canals during pressurization with a cement injection device, the pressurizer apparatus comprising a body portion including dissimilar surfaces on opposed ends formed to engage the proximal ends, each surface including dissimilar surfaces and a dissimilar-surface channel extending between the dissimilar surfaces, the dissimilar-surface channel being sized and adapted to receive at least a portion of the cement injection device therein from either end of the channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body portion is formed to include spaced apart first and second end surfaces positioned to lie adjacent the opposite ends and an end-surface channel extending between the first and second end surfaces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first and second end surfaces are dissimilar in shape and formed to engage the proximal ends of prepared medullary canals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 2, wherein the dissimilar-surface and end-surface channels intersect one another within the body portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dissimilar surfaces include opposite side edges and the body portion further includes spaced-apart side walls extending between the side edges of the dissimilar surfaces.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dissimilar-surface channel is defined by an inner surface having a seal that extends radially inwardly into the dissimilar-surface channel and is sized to engage the cement injection device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
A pressurizer apparatus of claim 1, wherein one dissimilar surface is a generally convex-shaped first surface formed to engage a lip of the medullary canal, a another dissimilar surface is second surface spaced apart from the first surface, and a channel extending between the first surface and the second surface, the dissimilar-surface channel being sized to receive a guide portion of the cement injection device therethrough.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 7, wherein the second surface is generally convex in shape.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 8, wherein the body portion is formed to include opposite surfaces positioned to lie spaced apart from one another and an opposite surface channel extending between the opposite end surfaces.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 9, wherein the opposite channel and the dissimilar surface channel intersect one another within the body portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 9, wherein the opposite channel and dissimilar surface channel are each defined by an inner surface having a seal extending radially inwardly into the channel and the end-surface channel respectively and the seal is sized to engage the guide portion of the cement injection device.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 7, wherein the dissimilar-surface channel is defined by an inner surface converging from the second surface toward the first surface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 7, wherein the dissimilar-surface channel is defined by an inner surface having a seal that extends radially inwardly into the channel and is sized to engage the guide portion of the cement injection device.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
99 words
A pressurizer apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body portion surfaces include an exterior surface formed to engage the proximal end and an inner surface defining a first wall having a first diameter, a second wall having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, and at least one channel extending through the exterior surface and incorporating the first and second walls, the second wall having a first end, a second end spaced apart from the first end, and a tab extending into the channel and positioned to lie between the first and second ends of the second wall.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
11 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 14, wherein the tab is rounded.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
73 words
The pressurizer apparatus of claim 14, wherein the second wall defines a first portion positioned to lie between the tab and the first end of the second wall and a second portion positioned to lie between the tab and the second end of the second wall, and the first and second portions are sized to receive at least a portion of the tab therein during extension of the guide portion through the channel.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
181 words
A method of sealing a prepared medullary canal for pressurization of bone cement, the method including the steps of providing the prepared medullary canal including an end having a lip defining an opening to a canal therethrough, a cement injection device having a guide portion, and a pressurizer apparatus having at one end a first surface, a second surface spaced apart from the first surface, and an inner surface defining a channel extending between the first and second surfaces, and at another end a third surface, a fourth surface spaced apart from the third surface and second channel extending between the third and fourth surfaces, positioning one pair of the first and second surfaces or third and fourth surface on the lip of the prepared medullary canal, and inserting the guide portion of the cement injection device into the channel extending between the one pair of surfaces to create a substantial seal between the inner surface of the pressurizer apparatus and the guide portion and to permit the flow of bone cement from the guide portion and into the medullary canal.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
181 words
A method of sealing a prepared medullary canal for pressurization of bone cement, the method including the steps of providing the prepared medullary canal including an end having a lip defining an opening to a canal therethrough, a cement injection device having a guide portion, and a pressurizer apparatus having at one end a first surface, a second surface spaced apart from the first surface, and an inner surface defining a channel extending between the first and second surfaces, and at another end a third surface, a fourth surface spaced apart from the third surface and second channel extending between the third and fourth surfaces, positioning one pair of the first and second surfaces or third and fourth surface on the lip of the prepared medullary canal, and inserting the guide portion of the cement injection device into the channel extending between the one pair of surfaces to create a substantial seal between the inner surface of the pressurizer apparatus and the guide portion and to permit the flow of bone cement from the guide portion and into the medullary canal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the first surface is generally convex-shaped.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the method further includes the step of selecting one of the pairs of first and second or third and fourth surfaces of the pressurizer apparatus that is generally suited to cover the prepared medullary canal and form a substantial seal between the pressurizer apparatus and the lip of the prepared medullary canal and the positioning step includes the step of positioning the selected pair of surfaces over the prepared medullary canal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the pressurizer apparatus includes a pair of spaced apart seals extending into the channel and the seals are sized for engagement with the guide portion.
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