Patent · US Expired

Process and device for producing sterile-packed bone cement

US5997544A · kind A · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

Merck Patent GmbH · DE

Inventors

Berthold Nies · Kassel, DE
Rainer Specht · Fürth, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 1998
Grant date	Dec 7, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/4685
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A process and device for producing sterile-packed bone cement, wherein the powder component is gas-sterilized in containers that are used for packing.

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