Abstract: A method for administering a therapeutic is provided. In various embodiments, the method includes providing a handheld dispensing apparatus comprising a housing defining a chamber, a material treatment module in material communication with the chamber, an outlet in material communication with the chamber, and a needle in material communication with the outlet for releasing the material from the housing. The method includes collecting a precursor material in the chamber, activating the material treatment module, treating the precursor material collected in the chamber with the material treatment module to create a treated material, positioning the needle in a body, and dispensing the treated material out of the apparatus into the body.

Abstract: A resorbable medical implant is disclosed that includes one or more resorbable radiopaque markers. The resorbable radiopaque markers permit visualization of the location of the implant in a patient while reducing obstruction of tissue changes occurring in proximity to the implant. The resorbable radiopaque markers may include non-metallic and/or non-bone derived materials.