System for use in bone cement preparation and delivery
First Claim
1. A bone cement preparation system comprising:
- a liquid container configured to receive a liquid component of a bone cement from an external source and further configured to release the liquid component therefrom;
a mixing chamber configured to receive through a first opening and hold therein a non-liquid component of the bone cement from an external source, wherein the first opening is disposed at a first end of the mixing chamber and is further configured to couple to the liquid container to receive and hold the liquid component released therefrom to form a settable bone cement mixture comprising the liquid component and the non-liquid component, the mixing chamber further having a second opening that is disposed at a second end of the mixing chamber; and
a filter configured to couple to the second opening of the mixing chamber, wherein the filter comprises a plurality of pores that are configured to prevent passage of the bone cement mixture therethrough while allowing passage of air or gas therethough,wherein the system comprises a flow path that extends from the liquid container through the first opening of the mixing chamber to the second opening of the mixing chamber, wherein the direction of the flow path is linear.
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Abstract
A system for use in bone cement preparation can include a chamber for intermixing a liquid monomer and solid polymer components, a container, a vacuum channel, and a filter. The mixing chamber can be configured to hold a non-liquid, polymer powder component of a bone cement. The container can be configured to hold a liquid component of the bone cement. The system can have a first interface disposed between the mixing chamber and the container and a second interface disposed between the mixing chamber and the vacuum channel. The second interface can to receive and position the filter between the mixing chamber and the vacuum channel. The vacuum channel can direct a partial vacuum to draw the liquid component from the container into the non-liquid component in the mixing chamber to intermix the components and to thereby provide a settable bone cement.
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15 Claims
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1. A bone cement preparation system comprising:
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a liquid container configured to receive a liquid component of a bone cement from an external source and further configured to release the liquid component therefrom; a mixing chamber configured to receive through a first opening and hold therein a non-liquid component of the bone cement from an external source, wherein the first opening is disposed at a first end of the mixing chamber and is further configured to couple to the liquid container to receive and hold the liquid component released therefrom to form a settable bone cement mixture comprising the liquid component and the non-liquid component, the mixing chamber further having a second opening that is disposed at a second end of the mixing chamber; and a filter configured to couple to the second opening of the mixing chamber, wherein the filter comprises a plurality of pores that are configured to prevent passage of the bone cement mixture therethrough while allowing passage of air or gas therethough, wherein the system comprises a flow path that extends from the liquid container through the first opening of the mixing chamber to the second opening of the mixing chamber, wherein the direction of the flow path is linear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a liquid container configured to receive a liquid component of a settable bone fill material from an external source and further configured to release the liquid component therefrom; a mixing chamber configured to receive through a first opening and hold therein a non-liquid component of the bone fill material from an external source, wherein the first opening is disposed at a first end of the mixing chamber and is further configured to couple to the liquid container to receive and hold the liquid component released therefrom to form a settable bone fill material comprising the liquid component and the non-liquid component, the mixing chamber further having a second opening that is disposed at a second end of the mixing chamber; a pressure source configured to apply a pressure to the liquid component in the liquid container to transfer the liquid component from the liquid container into the mixing chamber to mix with the non-liquid component to form the settable bone fill material; and a filter configured to couple to the second opening of the mixing chamber and configured to allow gas to pass therethrough, while being configured to inhibit the bone fill material from passing therethrough, wherein the system comprises a flow path that extends from the liquid container through the first opening of the mixing chamber to the second opening of the mixing chamber, wherein the direction of the flow path is linear. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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