Bone Graft Injection Osteotome

Abstract

A method is provided that includes injecting, during a dental procedure, from a first side of a bone, through (a) exactly one bore that passes through the bone from the first side to a second side of the bone, and (b) into a cavity adjacent to the second side of the bone, a solid-liquid composition of solid particles and a physiological liquid solution. During the dental procedure, the physiological liquid solution is drained from the cavity and through the bore while inhibiting passage of the solid particles of the solid-liquid composition, such that the solid particles accumulate in the cavity. Injecting the solid-liquid composition includes pumping the solid-liquid composition at a pulsating positive hydraulic pressure.

1 - 182 . (canceled) 
     
     
         183 . A method comprising:
 during a dental procedure, injecting, from a first side of a bone, through (a) exactly one bore that passes through the bone from the first side to a second side of the bone, and (b) into a cavity adjacent to the second side of the bone, a solid-liquid composition of solid particles and a physiological liquid solution; and   during the dental procedure, draining the physiological liquid solution from the cavity and through the bore while inhibiting passage of the solid particles of the solid-liquid composition, such that the solid particles accumulate in the cavity,   wherein injecting the solid-liquid composition comprises pumping the solid-liquid composition at a pulsating positive hydraulic pressure.   
     
     
         184 . The method according to  claim 183 , wherein inhibiting the passage of the solid particles comprises using a filter to inhibit the passage of the solid particles. 
     
     
         185 . The method according to  claim 184 , wherein injecting the solid-liquid composition comprises injecting the solid-liquid composition such that at least 50% of the physiological liquid solution drains through the filter in a distal-to-proximal direction. 
     
     
         186 . The method according to  claim 183 , wherein injecting the solid-liquid composition comprises injecting 2-300 ml of the solid-liquid composition. 
     
     
         187 . The method according to  claim 183 , wherein the cavity is between the second side of the bone and a membrane. 
     
     
         188 . The method according to  claim 187 , further comprising, before injecting the solid-liquid composition, raising the membrane to form the cavity between the second side of the bone and the membrane. 
     
     
         189 . The method according to  claim 187 , wherein the membrane is a Schneiderian membrane. 
     
     
         190 . (canceled) 
     
     
         191 . The method according to  claim 183 , further comprising, after injecting the solid-liquid composition, implanting an implant at least partially within the cavity. 
     
     
         192 - 228 . (canceled) 
     
     
         229 . The method according to  claim 183 , wherein the solid particles are solid bone graft particles, and wherein injecting comprises injecting the solid-liquid composition of the solid bone graft particles and the physiological liquid solution. 
     
     
         230 . The method according to  claim 183 , wherein injecting the solid-liquid composition comprises activating a combining unit to provide the solid-liquid composition by combining the solid particles with the physiological liquid solution. 
     
     
         231 . The method according to  claim 230 , wherein the combining unit comprises a mixing unit, and wherein activating the combining unit comprises activating the mixing unit to provide the solid-liquid composition by mixing the solid particles with the physiological liquid solution. 
     
     
         232 . The method according to  claim 183 , wherein the solid particles are selected from the group consisting of: drug-releasing solid particles and solid drug particles, and wherein injecting comprises injecting the solid-liquid composition of the selected solid particles and the physiological liquid solution.