Bone cement injector
US5431654A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2050/0064
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for injecting bone cement from a cartridge in orthopedic surgery having a body and structure supporting a bone cement containing cartridge on the body. A trigger structure is actuable for movement on the body. Ram structure is advanceable on the body in response to actuation of the trigger structure for forcing bone cement from the cartridge toward a surgical site. Structure interposed between the trigger structure and ram structure is actuable for changing, between a lower force value and a higher force value, the force appliable by the ram to the cartridge in response to a given actuation of the trigger structure.
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