| abstract |
According to one aspect of the invention, a medical device (1) is provided that is an enhancement device for strengthening the hard tissue of a person or animal for implantation into, for example, a human or animal body or for subsequent implantation of a separate implant. The device includes an enclosure element 11 suitable for contacting a living hard tissue and / or hard tissue replacement material during a surgical procedure. The enclosure element has, for example, a generally elongated shape and has a longitudinal bore 13 defining a longitudinal opening extending in a distal direction from the proximal end of the enclosure element and a plurality of holes 14 in the wall of the opening. Further, the device can be configured to allow the insertion of or insertion of energy into the longitudinal opening through the hole 14 in the wall and out of the longitudinal opening into the structure of the hard tissue and / Liquefiable element 21 that is at least partially liquefied by influence. The medical device also includes a directional structure that is angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal opening to direct different portions of the liquefiable material to different holes. |