Surgical cement mixer apparatus
US5797679A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F2101/20
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus for mixing a two part cement of a type adapted for fixing a repair element to hard, rigid tissue of a patient and containing the mixed cement preparatory to dispensing for such fixation. A mixing chamber has an outlet for mixed cement. A cartridge has an inlet releasably coupled to the outlet of the mixing chamber for receiving mixed cement therefrom. A rotating blade in the mixing chamber mixes cement, removes voids therefrom and moves mixed cement off the inner surface of the mixing chamber and into the cartridge.
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