Systems and methods for providing a cavity in an interior body region are
described. In one described method, a shaft comprising an expansible
portion configured to expand once beyond a distal end of a first cannula
is inserted through the first cannula. The expansible portion is then
expanded, thereby creating a cavity. While the expansible portion is
expanded, a bone cement may be inserted into the cavity. The expansible
portion may then be collapsed, and the shaft removed through the first
cannula.