Surgery – Instruments – Internal pressure applicator
Patent
1993-11-17
1995-06-13
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
Internal pressure applicator
604 96, A61B 1718
Patent
active
054238501
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed toward a method for performing an internal fixation of fractures of tubular bones using a balloon catheter fixation device which is guided and transported through the medullary canal and fracture site of the bone by a plurality of guide wires mounted in said balloon catheter fixation device and once placed in position in the bone inflated inside the bone and tightened by applying pressure on the catheter outside of the bone to apply a compression force across the fracture site enhancing the stability of the fractured bone and promoting osseous healing.
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Lewis William W.
Pellegrino Stephen C.
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