Apparatus and method for mixing and dispensing a bone cement mixture
US8256949B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F2101/20
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Among other things, an apparatus for mixing and dispensing a bone cement mixture are provided. In certain embodiments, the apparatus includes a housing having a first chamber for containing an ampoule having a first bone cement component. The housing has a second chamber for containing a second bone cement component and the first and second chambers are in fluid communication. An ampoule breaking device is disposed within the first chamber and is configured to engage and break the ampoule for release of the first bone cement component. Disposed within the second chamber is an impeller that is configured to rotate such that the impeller mixes the first and second bone cement components together to form the bone cement mixture. Adjacent the impeller is a displacer that is configured to advance through the second chamber, receiving the impeller and dispensing the bone cement mixture.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.