Surgical system and methods of use

1. A method for utilizing a surgical apparatus during surgery on a patient, the method comprising:

positioning a bone tamp of the surgical apparatus adjacent a surgical site within the patient, the bone tamp including a portion of an outer shaft, a portion of an inner shaft, and a balloon, the balloon including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the balloon being attached to a distal end of the outer shaft, and the distal end of the balloon being attached to a distal end of the inner shaft;

rotating a collar portion of the surgical apparatus relative to a body portion of the surgical apparatus to move an internal portion of the surgical apparatus in a first direction axially within an internal cavity of the body portion to move the inner shaft from a first position to a second position relative to the outer shaft to move the balloon from a first length to a second length;

after the balloon has attained the second length thereof, inflating the balloon from a uninflated configuration to an inflated configuration by passing an inflation medium through the outer shaft and into an interior of the balloon;

uninflating the balloon from the inflated configuration to the uninflated configuration by removing the inflation medium from the interior of the balloon; and

removing the bone tamp from the patient.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inner shaft is attached to a knob portion of the surgical apparatus, and the knob portion being rotatable to facilitate rotation of the inner shaft to untwist or twist the balloon.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the knob portion is positioned on an opposite side of the body portion from the balloon.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising, before inflating the balloon, rotating the knob portion to untwist the balloon from a twisted configuration to an untwisted configuration.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising, after uninflating the balloon, rotating the knob portion to twist the balloon from an untwisted configuration to a twisted configuration.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, after uninflating the balloon, rotating the collar portion to move the internal portion in a second direction opposite the first direction axially within the body portion to move the inner shaft from the second position to the first position relative to the outer shaft to move the balloon from the second length to the first length.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the collar portion is attached to the body portion to facilitate rotational movement and prevent axial movement of the collar portion relative to the body portion, the collar portion including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the collar portion being received in the internal cavity of the body portion, and the first portion of the collar portion being threadably engaged to the internal portion.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the internal portion includes a shank portion and a head portion, the shank portion being threadably engaged to the first portion of the collar portion, and the head portion being pinned to the body portion to facilitate axial movement and prevent rotational movement of the internal portion relative to the body portion.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the surgical apparatus includes a pin, the body portion includes a slot for receiving the pin, and the pin is inserted through the slot and into the head portion to pin the internal portion to the body portion.

10. A method for utilizing a surgical apparatus during surgery on a patient, the method comprising:

positioning a bone tamp of the surgical apparatus adjacent a surgical site within the patient, the bone tamp including a portion of an outer shaft, a portion of an inner shaft, and a balloon, the balloon including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the balloon being attached to a distal end of the outer shaft, and the distal end of the balloon being attached to a distal end of the inner shaft;

rotating a collar portion of the surgical apparatus relative to a body portion of the surgical apparatus to move an internal portion of the surgical apparatus in a first direction axially within an internal cavity of the body portion to move the inner shaft from a first position to a second position relative to the outer shaft to move the balloon from a first length to a second length;

after the balloon has attained the second length thereof, rotating a knob portion of the surgical apparatus to untwist the balloon from a twisted configuration to an untwisted configuration, and inflating the balloon from a uninflated configuration to an inflated configuration by passing an inflation medium through the outer shaft and into an interior of the balloon;

uninflating the balloon from the inflated configuration to the uninflated configuration by removing the inflation medium from the interior of the balloon;

after uninflating the balloon, rotating the collar portion to move the internal portion in a second direction opposite the first direction axially within the body portion to move the inner shaft from the second position to the first position relative to the outer shaft to move the balloon from the second length to the first length and

removing the bone tamp from the patient.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the inner shaft extends through at least a portion of the body portion, extends through at least a portion of the outer shaft, and is attached to the knob portion.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the knob portion is positioned on an opposite side of the body portion from the balloon.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising, after uninflating the balloon, rotating the knob portion to twist the balloon from the untwisted configuration to the twisted configuration.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the collar portion is attached to the body portion to facilitate rotational movement and prevent axial movement of the collar portion relative to the body portion, the collar portion including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the collar portion being received in the internal cavity of the body portion, and the first portion of the collar portion being threadably engaged to the internal portion.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the internal portion includes a shank portion and a head portion, the shank portion being threadably engaged to the first portion of the collar portion, and the head portion being pinned to the body portion to facilitate axial movement and prevent rotational movement of the internal portion relative to the body portion.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the surgical apparatus includes a pin, the body portion includes a slot for receiving the pin, and the pin is inserted through the slot and into the head portion to pin the internal portion to the body portion.

17. A method for utilizing a surgical apparatus during surgery on a patient, the method comprising:

positioning a bone tamp of the surgical apparatus adjacent a surgical site within the patient, the bone tamp including a portion of an outer shaft, a portion of an inner shaft, and a balloon, the balloon including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the balloon being attached to a distal end of the outer shaft, and the distal end of the balloon being attached to a distal end of the inner shaft;

rotating a first member of the surgical apparatus relative to a second member of the surgical apparatus to move a third member of the surgical apparatus in a first direction axially within an internal cavity of the second member to move the inner shaft from a first position to a second position relative to the outer shaft to move the balloon from a first length to a second length;

after the balloon has attained the second length thereof, inflating the balloon from a uninflated configuration to an inflated configuration by passing an inflation medium through the outer shaft and into an interior of the balloon;

uninflating the balloon from the inflated configuration to the uninflated configuration by removing the inflation medium from the interior of the balloon; and

removing the bone tamp from the patient.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the inner shaft is attached to a fourth member of the surgical apparatus, and the fourth member being rotatable to facilitate rotation of the inner shaft to untwist or twist the balloon; and further comprising, before inflating the balloon, rotating the fourth member to untwist the balloon from a twisted configuration to an untwisted configuration; and after uninflating the balloon, rotating the fourth member to twist the balloon from the untwisted configuration to the twisted configuration.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising, after uninflating the balloon, rotating the first member to move the third member in a second direction opposite the first direction axially within the second member to move the inner shaft from the second position to the first position relative to the outer shaft to move the balloon from the second length to the first length.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first member is attached to the second member to facilitate rotational movement and prevent axial movement of the collar portion relative to the second member, the first member including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the first member being received in the internal cavity of the second member, and the first portion of the first member being threadably engaged to the third member; and wherein the third member includes a shank portion and a head portion, the shank portion being threadably engaged to the first portion of the first member, and the head portion being pinned to the second member to facilitate axial movement and prevent rotational movement of the third member relative to the second member.