Medical system and method of use
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1. A method of preparing a bone cement for treating a bone comprising the steps of:
- providing a first liquid component and a second non-liquid component of a curable bone cement;
controlling the temperature of one or more of the bone cement components with a control system prior to combining the components in at least one container within a selected narrow temperature range; and
subsequent to controlling the temperature, applying a partial vacuum to the at least one container to cause the non-liquid component to be saturated with the liquid component while maintaining particles of the non-liquid component within the at least one container, such that the first liquid component and the second non-liquid component form the bone cement.
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Abstract
A medical system and method can used to treat a bone. The system and method can include the preparation of bone cement to be used in the treatment. A non-liquid component and a liquid component can be combined to form a bone cement. A vacuum system can be used to saturate the non-liquid component with the liquid component. The bone cement and/or components can be heated and/or cooled.
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1. A method of preparing a bone cement for treating a bone comprising the steps of:
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providing a first liquid component and a second non-liquid component of a curable bone cement; controlling the temperature of one or more of the bone cement components with a control system prior to combining the components in at least one container within a selected narrow temperature range; and subsequent to controlling the temperature, applying a partial vacuum to the at least one container to cause the non-liquid component to be saturated with the liquid component while maintaining particles of the non-liquid component within the at least one container, such that the first liquid component and the second non-liquid component form the bone cement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of treating a patient comprising:
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placing at least one container of a non-liquid polymer powder component within a first temperature regulating member; placing a container of a liquid monomer component into a second temperature regulating member; heating the liquid monomer component via the second temperature regulating member; pouring the heated liquid monomer component into each of the at least one container of the non-liquid polymer powder component; subsequent to heating the liquid, applying suction to each of the at least one container of the non-liquid polymer powder component to cause the powder to be saturated with the liquid so that the non-liquid polymer powder component and the liquid monomer component form a bone cement and thus at least one container of bone cement; and removing each of the at least one container of bone cement from the temperature regulating member and injecting the bone cement into a bone of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of preparing a bone cement for treating a bone comprising the steps of:
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providing a liquid component and a non-liquid component of a curable bone cement; controlling the temperature of the liquid component prior to combining the liquid component and the non-liquid component in at least one container within a selected narrow temperature range; and after controlling the temperature of the liquid component, combining the liquid and non-liquid components by introducing the liquid component into a first end of each of the at least one container and applying a negative pressure to a second end of the each of the at least one container, wherein the first and second ends are opposing ends of the each of the at least one container, wherein applying the negative pressure comprises applying a partial vacuum to the non-liquid component to saturate the non-liquid component with the liquid component while maintaining particles of the non-liquid component within the at least one container.
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