Vacuum cementing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10059479-B2
Application number	US-201514923970-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 27, 2015
Priority date	Jul 7, 2010
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

A vacuum cementing system has at least one cement powder cartridge and a container-opening system. The container-opening system has at least one container for at least one liquid and/or at least one powder, an opening device, and an outlet opening for applying a negative pressure. When a negative pressure is being applied, the opening device is mobile relative to at least a part of the at least one container. The vacuum cementing system has a means for connecting the cement powder cartridge to the at least one container and utilizes necessary vacuum for automatically opening the at least one container.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vacuum cementing system comprising at least one cement powder cartridge and an container-opening system connected via a tube having an inside and a cross-section, wherein the at least one cement powder cartridge is provided at a first side of the tube, the vacuum cementing system comprising:
a film pouch for at least one liquid and/or at least one powder provided at a second side of the tube opposite the first side of the tube and having a flexible wall, wherein the flexible wall contacts against the tube in a gas-tight manner;
an opening device of the container-open system arranged on the inside of the tube, wherein the opening device comprises a mandrel or a blade attached to one wall of the tube; and
an outlet opening for applying a negative pressure,
wherein, when a negative pressure is being applied to the outlet opening, the film pouch, that is mobile with respect to the opening device, is pulled into the inside of the tube and opened by the opening device such that the film pouch itself moves, by the flexible wall contacting against the cross-section of the tube, onto the opening device, and
further wherein, when the vacuum cementing system is located in the upright position, the film pouch, in its entirety, is offset with respect to a vertically extending plane defined by the at least one cement powder cartridge.

2. The vacuum cementing system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one cement powder cartridge comprises a feed plunger.

3. The vacuum cementing system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one cement powder cartridge comprises at least one mixing organ.

4. The vacuum cementing system according to claim 1 further comprising:
an application opening provided at a first end of the at least one cement powder cartridge that is opposite with respect to the opening device provided at an opposite second end of the at least one cement powder cartridge.

Assignees

• Heraeus Medical Gmbh

Inventors

• Vogt Sebastian
• Buechner Hubert
• Schnieber Tim

Classifications

• A61B17/8833 Primary

  Osteosynthesis tools specially adapted for handling bone cement or fluid fillers; Means for supplying bone cement or fluid fillers to introducing tools, e.g. cartridge handling means · CPC title

• A61F2002/30561

  breakable or frangible · CPC title

• A61F2002/4685

  by means of vacuum · CPC title

• B65B69/00 Primary

  Unpacking of articles or materials, not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B65B69/0008

  Opening and emptying bags · CPC title