| abstract |
A surgical instrument suitable for application of a flowable material is provided. In the present invention, a surgical instrument and surgical method are provided. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided in which a fixation device can be fixed within a tissue opening. In this method, the material is transported into the opening in a flowable state and the state of the material is changed so that the material provides a seating action that fixes the fixation device into the opening. . A delivery device configured to be mounted on a handpiece and for delivering a flowable material to an opening in a bone includes a heating member for heating the flowable material to a flowable state. ing. [Selection] Figure 1 |