Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials: Intramedullary Bone Stabilization Device Using a Light-Curable Monome

Zani BG, Baird R, Stanley JRL, Markham PM, Wilke M, Zeiter S, Beck A, Nehrbass D, Kopia GA, Edelman ER, Rabiner R. ‘Intramedullary Bone Stabilization Device Using a Light-Curable Monome.’

Summary: Traditional methods of bone fixation (e.g., metal rods and screws) are not effective for osteoporotic patients. A device for percutaneous bone stabilization utilizing a light-curable polymer system that conforms to each patient’s unique intramedullary (IM) canal has been developed. We evaluated local and systemic biocompatibility of a photodynamic balloon stabilization system (PBSS) cured in situ in sheep. Results show that IM application of a light curable PBSS is a safe, feasible method for IM fixation.

Podium presentation at: Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials; 2014 Apr 16-19; Denver, CO.