Abstract: Photodynamic devices for stabilizing a joint are provided. In some embodiments, a photodynamic joint spacer is provided that includes an expandable member configured for attachment to a bone having an excised region; a formable bar configured for attachment to the bone along at least a portion of the expandable member; and a light-sensitive liquid passed into the expandable member to expand the expandable member, wherein the expandable member is shaped by the formable bar to a shape resembling the excised region of the bone, and wherein the light-sensitive liquid is curable upon exposure to light energy to set the expandable member in the shape resembling the excised region to form a photodynamic joint spacer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 5, 2016
Date of Patent:
January 2, 2018
Assignee:
IlluminsOss Medical, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert A. Rabiner, Thomas Gausepohl, Gene P. DiPoto