Vacuum mixing/bone cement cartridge and kit
First Claim
1. A two-component bone cement mixing system comprising:
- (A) a cartridge mixer means, having an interior volume containing a first predetermined quantity of a free-flowing, powdery, solid bone cement component under vacuum pressure, for mixing said first predetermined quantity of a solid bone cement component with a second predetermined quantity of a liquid bone cement component in the substantial absence of air to form a third predetermined quantity of a fluid two-component bone cement, wherein the interior volume of said cartridge mixer means, measured in cubic centimeters, is represented by Vcm, said first predetermined quantity of a free-flowing, powdery solid bone cement component has a volume, measured in cubic centimeters, represented by Vbc and Vcm/Vbc is about 1.5 to 3.5;
(B) container means, containing said second predetermined quantity of a liquid bone cement component, for holding a liquid bone cement component;
(C) fluid transfer means, operably connectable to said cartridge mixer means and said container means, for fluidically connecting said container means and said cartridge mixer means to transfer said second predetermined quantity of a liquid bone cement component from said container means to said cartridge mixer means;
(D) plug means, receivable within said container means, for automatically hermetically sealing said fluid transfer means against passage of a material therethrough upon completion of the transfer of said second predetermined quantity of a liquid bone cement component from said container means to said cartridge mixer means therethrough.
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Abstract
A two-component bone cement mixing system comprises a cartridge mixer having an interior volume containing a first predetermined quantity of a free-flowing, powdery, solid bone cement component under vacuum pressure; an ampoule containing a second predetermined quantity of a liquid bone cement component; a fluid transfer element for fluidically connecting the cartridge mixer and the ampoule for transfer of the liquid bone cement component to the cartridge mixer; and a plug element, receivable within the ampoule, for automatically hermetically sealing the fluid transfer element against passage of a material therethrough upon completion of the transfer of the second predetermined quantity of the liquid bone cement component into the cartridge mixer. The two-component bone cement mixing system allows in vacuo mixing of liquid monomeric and solid polymeric bone cement components without air being incorporated into the mixture and insures the prevention of air passage into the cartridge mixer during and/or after monomer transfer. In order to ensure transfer of all of the liquid monomer into the cartridge mixer, solely by vacuum pressure, the ratio of the interior volume of the cartridge mixer (Vcm), measured in cubic centimeters, to the volume of the first predetermined quantity of a free-flowing, powdery, solid bone cement component (Vbc), measured in cubic centimeters, should be in the range of Vcm/Vbc of about 1.5 to 3.5.
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37 Claims
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1. A two-component bone cement mixing system comprising:
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(A) a cartridge mixer means, having an interior volume containing a first predetermined quantity of a free-flowing, powdery, solid bone cement component under vacuum pressure, for mixing said first predetermined quantity of a solid bone cement component with a second predetermined quantity of a liquid bone cement component in the substantial absence of air to form a third predetermined quantity of a fluid two-component bone cement, wherein the interior volume of said cartridge mixer means, measured in cubic centimeters, is represented by Vcm, said first predetermined quantity of a free-flowing, powdery solid bone cement component has a volume, measured in cubic centimeters, represented by Vbc and Vcm/Vbc is about 1.5 to 3.5; (B) container means, containing said second predetermined quantity of a liquid bone cement component, for holding a liquid bone cement component; (C) fluid transfer means, operably connectable to said cartridge mixer means and said container means, for fluidically connecting said container means and said cartridge mixer means to transfer said second predetermined quantity of a liquid bone cement component from said container means to said cartridge mixer means; (D) plug means, receivable within said container means, for automatically hermetically sealing said fluid transfer means against passage of a material therethrough upon completion of the transfer of said second predetermined quantity of a liquid bone cement component from said container means to said cartridge mixer means therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A cartridge mixer, having an interior volume, useful for the mixing of a first predetermined quantity of a free-flowing powdery, solid bone cement component with a second predetermined quantity of a liquid bone cement component to form a third predetermined quantity of a fluid two-component bone cement, wherein the interior volume of said cartridge mixer, measured in cubic centimeters, is represented by Vcm, said first predetermined quantity of a free-flowing, powdery solid bone cement component has a volume, measured in cubic centimeters, represented by Vbc and Vcm/Vbc is about 1.5 to 3.5, said cartridge mixer comprising
cartridge means, receivable within a bone cement gun, for containing said third predetermined quantity of a fluid two-component bone cement, said cartridge means including piston means, operatively engageable by said bone cement gun and movable within said cartridge means, for dispensing of said fluid two-component bone cement from said cartridge means; -
mixer means, detachably connected to said cartridge means, for agitating the contents of said cartridge means, said mixer means including inlet port means for passage of a second predetermined quantity of a liquid bone cement component into said cartridge mixer; hermetic sealing means for sealing said connected cartridge means and mixer means against the ingress of air. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A two-component bone cement kit comprising:
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(A) a vacuum-packed cartridge mixer, defining an interior volume, containing a first predetermined quantity of a free-flowing, powdery, solid bone cement component, wherein the interior volume of said cartridge mixer, measured in cubic centimeters, is represented by Vcm, said first predetermined quantity of a free-flowing, powdery solid bone cement component has a volume, measured in cubic centimeters, represented by Vbc and Vcm/Vbc is about 1.5 to 3.5, said cartridge mixer comprising; a cartridge member, receivable within a bone cement gun, comprising a hollow, air-impermeable cartridge body member having a longitudinal axis, and a first open end and a second open end spaced apart on said longitudinal axis. an air-impermeable piston member, axially slidable within said hollow cartridge body, disposed within said cartridge body, proximate said first end of said cartridge body, to close said first end of said cartridge body, releasable hermetic sealing means for releasably hermetically sealing said piston member to said cartridge body proximate said first end of said cartridge body, a mixer member comprising a hollow, air-impermeable mixer body having a longitudinal axis, and a first open end and a second open end spaced apart on said longitudinal axis, releasable connection means for releasably coaxially hermetically sealing connecting said second end of said cartridge body member to said second end of said mixer body for fluidic communication between said cartridge body member and said mixer body, and cap means for hermetically sealing said first end of said mixer body, said cap means including self-sealing aperture means, pierceable by a hollow needle, for fluidic communication with said interior volume of said cartridge mixer through said hollow needle when pierced by said hollow needle and hermetically sealed closure of said interior volume when said hollow needle is withdrawn, and mixing means for agitating a material contained within said interior volume of said cartridge mixer; (B) an ampoule, defining an interior volume, containing a second predetermined quantity of a liquid bone cement component, said ampoule comprising a liquid bone cement component impermeable body member having a longitudinal axis, spout means, having a predetermined diameter, for fluid communication with said interior volume of said ampoule and removable closure means for hermetically sealing said spout means; (C) an injector comprising a hollow injector body member having a longitudinal axis and a first open end and a second open end spaced apart on said longitudinal axis, said hollow injector body member slidingly, coaxially receivable of said ampoule, a cap member, disposed on said second open end of said hollow injector body for closure thereof, said cap member including a fluid conduit, coaxial with said hollow body, for passage of a fluid through said cap member, hollow needle means, pierceable of said self-sealing aperture means, hermetically connectable to said fluid conduit, for passage of fluid into said interior volume of said cartridge mixer, resilient support means, hermetically sealingly connecting said second end of said hollow injector body and said cap member, for engagingly contacting said ampoule, said resilient support means including a fluid passage tapering toward and fluidically connected to said fluid conduit, said fluid passage coaxial with said hollow injector body and receivable of said ampoule spout means; and (D) float means, having a specific gravity less than said liquid bone cement component, for hermetically sealingly closing said fluid passage in said resilient support means. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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