IP Library Granted Patent US 6,960,215
Granted Patent B2
US 6,960,215 · App. 10/142,133 · Granted Nov 1, 2005

Tactical detachable anatomic containment device and therapeutic treatment system

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Patent No.
US 6,960,215
App. No.
10/142,133
Granted
Nov 1, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

Devices and methods for the controlled delivery of therapeutic agents into bone and soft tissue to prevent the unintentional migration of therapeutic agents from the treatment site. The containment device can be made of a fabric or membrane that is porous, semi-porous, non-porous, bio-resorbable, or non-resorbable materials. A containment device is advanced to the interior of the target structure and filled with a therapeutic agent. The containment device may be permanently or temporarily implanted. Where permanent implantation is desired, the containment device may be detached via a severable junction.

Claims (15)

1. A medical containment device for use in a bony body comprising:

a generally hollow body conformable to an interior cavity of a bony body, the generally hollow body having an opening through which a therapeutic material may be inserted, the generally hollow body providing a barrier preventing the unintentional migration of the therapeutic material from the interior of the generally hollow body; and

a delivery device to convey the generally hollow body into an interior of a bony body through an opening in the bony body, wherein the generally hollow body is attached to a distal end of the delivery device, and the generally hollow body has an actuator configured to deform the generally hollow body after the generally hollow body has been filled with the therapeutic material and before the generally hollow body is detached from the delivery device.

2. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the generally hollow body is made from a flexible or conformable material, sufficient to achieve optimal anatomic fit and clinical function.

3. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the generally hollow body has a pouch shape.

4. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the therapeutic material is a bone cement.

5. The medical device of claim 4 , wherein the bone cement seals the containment device.

6. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the delivery device is a catheter.

7. The medical device of claim 1 , further comprising a system to monitor healing.

8. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the delivery device comprises a junction of interlocking ends that is mechanically disconnectable.

9. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the opening of the generally hollow body is sealable.

10. A medical containment device for use in a vertebral body comprising:

a generally hollow body having an opening through which a bone cement may be inserted, the generally hollow body providing a barrier preventing the unintentional migration of the bone cement from the interior of the containment device; and

a delivery device to convey the generally hollow body into an interior of a bony body through an opening in the bony body, wherein the generally hollow body is attached to a distal end of the delivery device, and the generally hollow body has a ball valve actuator configured to deform the generally hollow body after the generally hollow body has been filled with the therapeutic material and before the generally hollow body is detached from the delivery device.

11. The medical device of claim 10 , wherein the generally hollow body has a pouch shape.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 6, 2006
From: SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
To: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Reel/Frame 018505/0868 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE SECOND CONVEYING PARTY, FILED 05/08/2002, RECORDED ON REEL 012904 FRAME 0053, ASSIGNOR HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTEREST. Recorded Sep 7, 2004
From: OLSON, JR., STANLEY W.; JASEN, LEX P.; BURNS, MICHAEL
To: SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 015767/0321 →