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US 8,465,196 B2Granted
Bone cement mixer
AssigneeTecres S.P.A.
InventorsGiovanni Faccioli, Renzo Soffiatti
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Abstract
Mixer for obtaining bone cement for medical applications comprising a mixing chamber in which the mixing of at least two components which form the cement is carried out, comprising means for generating and transmitting vibrations to the mixing chamber and a luer attachment through which the cement can exit.
Claims10
Mixer for obtaining bone cement for medical applications comprising:
- a cylindrical case comprising:
- a mixing chamber adjacent to an open chamber, each of said mixing chamber and open chamber being defined by walls of the cylindrical case;
- a common wall shared between the open chamber and the mixing chamber, wherein the common wall includes a thicker central portion and a thinner annular portion;
- a closing element comprising a hollow oblong body defining a cavity and having an open end and a closed end, the closing element being inserted into the open chamber so that the open end is oriented only over the thicker central portion of the common wall;
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- a mass contained inside the cavity of the hollow oblong body and free to oscillate and knock against the thicker central portion of the common wall between the open chamber and the mixing chamber.
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A hand activated mixer for obtaining bone cement for medical applications comprising:
- a case comprising:
- a mixing chamber adjacent to an open chamber, each of said mixing chamber and open chamber being defined by walls of the case, wherein the mixing of at least two components which form the cement can be carried out in the mixing chamber;
- a common wall shared between the open chamber and the mixing chamber;
- a closing element comprising an oblong body having side walls and a bottom defining a cavity and having an open end and a closed end, the closing element being inserted into the open chamber so that the open end is oriented over the common wall;
- the closed end of the oblong body including a base having a lip;
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- a mass contained inside the cavity of the hollow oblong body and free to oscillate and knock against the common wall, and the side walls and the bottom of the oblong body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.